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CA Cancer J Clin 1975; 25:286-290
doi: 10.3322/canjclin.25.5.286
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CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians, Vol 25, 286-290, Copyright © 1975 by American Cancer Society

Proctosigmoidoscopy—Age Criteria for Examination in the Asymptomatic Patient

Marvin L. Corman M.D.1, John A. Coller M.D.1, and Malcolm C. Veidenheimer M.D.2

1 The staff of the Department of General Surgery, Section of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Lahey Clinic Foundation, Boston, Mass.
2 Chairman, Department of General Surgery, Section of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Lahey Clinic Foundation, Boston, Mass.

Our study suggests that the age criteria for routine proctosigmoidoscopic examination in the asymptomatic patient should be reconsidered. We recommend that the age for initial proctoscopy be changed from 40 years to 50 years and that examination of the asymptomatic patient be repeated every two years.






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