How does a family history of colon cancer age for routine screening?

Important: Family history of cancer is very important information. If your family history of colon cancer is significant ( multiple family members with colon cancer especially at younger age) -then you would need to be screen for colon cancer- started approximately 10 years earlier than the age of the youngest person in the family got diagnosed with colon cancer.You also need to see a genetician if history +.

Depends.: If the family history is in a first degree relative, take ten years off the age of diagnosis of the relative and that is the age the offspring should begin screening colonoscopies.