This statistic displays the percentage of U.S. adults aged between 50 to 75 years who were up to date with colorectal cancer screening as of 2018, by age. Around 79 percent of survey respondents aged 65 to 75 years indicated that they were up to date with colorectal cancer screening. Standard preventative screening includes a fecal occult blood tests within 1 year, sigmoidoscopy within 5 years and fecal occult blood test within 3 years, or colonoscopy within 10 years.
Percentage of U.S. adults aged 50 to 75 years who were up to date with colorectal cancer screening as of 2018, by age*
* Includes fecal occult blood test within 1 year, sigmoidoscopy within 5 years
and fecal occult blood test within 3 years, or colonoscopy within 10 years for
persons aged 50–75 years.
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CDC, & MMWR. (March 13, 2020). Percentage of U.S. adults aged 50 to 75 years who were up to date with colorectal cancer screening as of 2018, by age* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1115733/us-adults-that-reported-being-up-to-date-with-colorectal-cancer-screening-by-age/
CDC, und MMWR. "Percentage of U.S. adults aged 50 to 75 years who were up to date with colorectal cancer screening as of 2018, by age*." Chart. March 13, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1115733/us-adults-that-reported-being-up-to-date-with-colorectal-cancer-screening-by-age/
CDC, MMWR. (2020). Percentage of U.S. adults aged 50 to 75 years who were up to date with colorectal cancer screening as of 2018, by age*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1115733/us-adults-that-reported-being-up-to-date-with-colorectal-cancer-screening-by-age/
CDC, and MMWR. "Percentage of U.S. Adults Aged 50 to 75 Years Who Were up to Date with Colorectal Cancer Screening as of 2018, by Age*." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Mar 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1115733/us-adults-that-reported-being-up-to-date-with-colorectal-cancer-screening-by-age/
CDC & MMWR, Percentage of U.S. adults aged 50 to 75 years who were up to date with colorectal cancer screening as of 2018, by age* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1115733/us-adults-that-reported-being-up-to-date-with-colorectal-cancer-screening-by-age/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Percentage of U.S. adults aged 50 to 75 years who were up to date with colorectal cancer screening as of 2018, by age* [Graph], CDC, & MMWR, March 13, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1115733/us-adults-that-reported-being-up-to-date-with-colorectal-cancer-screening-by-age/
