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Age 45 or Older? Screen for Colorectal Cancer With TRICARE
May 02, 2024
FALLS CHURCH, Virginia, May 2 -- Defense Health Agency issued the following news:

Colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer among men and women in the United States--and it's on the rise among people under age 50, according to the National Cancer Institute.

In 2022, colorectal cancer screening guidelines changed. Now, anyone at average risk for colorectal cancer should start regular screenings at age 45.

"Getting regular screenings is the . . .

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