Actor Ryan Reynolds has urged 45 year olds to screen for bowel cancer. But the case for screening in your 40s isn't clear cut
- Written by: Katy Bell, Associate Professor in Clinical Epidemiology, Sydney School of Public Health, University of Sydney
originalLast week, actors Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney released a video of themselves getting colonoscopies to encourage others to undergo screening. The procedure detected polyps in the two men, both aged 45.
Last year, the United States updated its guidelines to recommend bowel cancer screening begin at 45 years, in response to rising bowel...
