News Summary

• The American Cancer Society is adding three new colon cancer screening tests to its recommendations.
• The move is designed to get more people tested more regularly as rates of young people diagnosed with colorectal cancer tick up.
• Colonoscopies remain the best option because a doctor can examine and remove any suspicious tissue in a single procedure.
• But recent survey data show that less than half of US adults aged 45 to 49 have completed their routine colon cancer screenings, even as young cases are on the rise.