Our recommendation is people discuss the strengths and limitations of the different options with their clinicians, make a choice they can follow through with.

Douglas Owens

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What really matters is they get screened for colorectal cancer. by Douglas Owens

What really matters is they get screened for colorectal cancer.

The people who would be most likely to benefit are people who have not been screened before, people who are healthy enough to undergo treatment for colorectal cancer and people who don't have other conditions that would limit their life expectancy substantially.

We feel the benefits outweigh any potential harms. by Douglas Owens

We feel the benefits outweigh any potential harms.

We ’d say if you have concerns or any concern of elevated risk, it would be time to have a conversation with a child’s clinician.

The Task Force understands that some men will continue to request screening and some doctors will continue to offer it, patients requesting screening should be provided with the opportunity to make informed choices to be screened that reflect their values about specific benefits and harms.