U.S. Preventive Services 

Task Force banner
U.S. Preventive Services Task Force

You Are Here: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force > Topic Index > Screening for Colorectal Cancer


Screening for Colorectal Cancer

Release Date: October 2008

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommendation on Screening for Colorectal Cancer was published on October 7, 2008, by the Annals of Internal Medicine as an early online release. The print publication in Annals occurred on November 4, 2008.

This topic page summarizes the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommendations on screening for colorectal cancer.

Summary of Recommendations / Supporting Documents


Summary of Recommendations

Top of Page Top of Page


Supporting Documents

Screening for Colorectal Cancer, October 2008
Recommendation Statement (PDF File, 245 KB; PDF Help)
Clinical Summary (PDF FIle, 51 KB; PDF Help)
Supporting Article—Decision Analysis (PDF File, 290 KB; PDF Help)
Supporting Article—Updated Systematic Review (PDF File, 320 KB; PDF Help)
Evidence Synthesis, Part 1 (PDF File, 3 MB; PDF Help)
Evidence Synthesis, Part 2 (PDF File, 790 KB; PDF Help)

Research Supplement: CRC Screening Implications in Primary Care

Top of Page Top of Page

Current as of March 2009


Internet Citation:

Screening for Colorectal Cancer, Topic Page. March 2009. U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. http://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/uspscolo.htm


 


USPSTF Program Office   540 Gaither Road, Rockville, MD 20850