Health PromotionPregunta 35 de 120
A nurse is teaching an adult about routine health screening. Which recommendation is appropriate for colorectal cancer screening in average-risk adults?
a.Begin screening only after age 70
b.Screening is unnecessary without symptoms
c.Begin screening at age 45
d.Begin screening at age 25
Explicación
Current guidelines recommend that average-risk adults begin colorectal cancer screening at age 45. Waiting for symptoms delays detection of early, treatable disease.
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