Study of Prevalence of Colorectal Adenoma in 30- to 49-year-old Subjects With a Family History of Colorectal Cancer

Current guidelines for initiating screening colonoscopies in patients younger than 50 years of age who have a first relative history of colorectal cancer are controversial. The aim of this study was to prospectively define the prevalence of colorectal adenoma 30- to 49-years-old asymptomatic subjects with a first relative history of colorectal cancer and to compare the data with controls.
Design: Single-center prospective study