Task force: Colon cancer screenings can stop at 75

Oct 6, 2008 5:00 PM (14 mins ago) By JOANN LOVIGLIO, AP » 14 mins ago: Task force: Colon cancer screenings can stop at 75 « This story ranks Not ranked Related Topics: ) - Most people over 75 should stop getting routine colon cancer tests, according to a government health task force that also rejected the latest X-ray screening technology. The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force - in a break with other medical and cancer organizations - opted not to give its stamp of approval to the newest tests: CT colonography, an X-ray test known as virtual colonoscopy, and a stool DNA test. The panel said more research is needed. The task force for the first time did endorse three tests and said everyone age 50 to 75 should get screened with one of them: - a colonoscopy of the entire colon every 10 years This story continues below... [read full story]