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When should i call my doctor if i have colorectal cancer family history?
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By age 40 or sooner: Colonoscopic screening for cancer is recommended by age 50 and earlier if there is a family history. You should develop a relationship with a primary care provider long before you may need the services of a doctor so that s/he may advise you about other preventive and health maintenance matters.
Answered 9/13/2012
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Screening: You should start colonoscopy screening at age 40 or ten years before the earliest case in your family, whichever is earlier
Answered 11/30/2014
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