Select a disease for example colon cancer and discuss the screening age recommendations and the screening tools recommended for early prevention?

Colon cancer screening is recommended for adults starting at the age of 45, depending on the individual’s risk factors, and can be done through a variety of screening tools. Early detection of colon cancer is best achieved through fecal-occult blood tests (FOBT), double contrast barium enema and colonoscopy. The FOBT test is noninvasive and conducted annually. It detects polyps, or early cancerous growths. A flexible sigmoidoscopy is a non-invasive test that allows doctors to examine the lower section of the large intestine with an attached camera and illuminated tube. It should be repeated every five year. Double-Contrast Barium Enema, which is very similar to Flexible Sigmoidoscopy and uses X rays for both inside and outside the large intestine to be examined. It should also take place every five year. Colonoscopies, which are more invasive and involve the use of long tubes that have cameras to view your entire colon, should also be performed every five years.