My mother is 82 yo, with a bmi of 27.8, overweight. she has occasional irritable bowel symptoms . she's had colonoscopies with clean results about every 10 years. her last one was 11 years ago and it was also negative. her pcp wants her to have one

Discuss with her doc: The us preventive services task force says that elderly people between 75-84 should not be routinely screened for colorectal cancer and those over 85 should not be screened at all. They are at higher risk for complications from the procedure and may not benefit from screening. If your mom is getting a recommendation that don’t fit the guidelines, ask the doctor his/her reasoning.