结肠癌筛查没有年龄上限。但美国大多数医疗机构一致认为，大部分人的筛查益处将在 75 岁后减少，且几乎没有证据支持在 85 岁后继续进行筛查。
请与医务人员讨论结肠癌筛查，一起权衡继续筛查的益处和风险。
如果以下任何一项适用于您，则可能继续进行结肠癌筛查有益：
- 您很健康。
- 您此前从未接受过结肠癌筛查。
- 您存在会增加患结肠癌风险的因素，例如有严重结肠癌家族史、既往结肠癌诊断或结肠息肉个人史。
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Original article: https://www.mayoclinic.org/zh-hans/diseases-conditions/colon-cancer/expert-answers/colon-cancer-screening/faq-20057826