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(By William Duke for The Washington Post)
Colon Cancer Tests: The Best and the Rest People should view colon-screening tests as they would any screening test, "just like women get Pap smears or mammograms," said Radhika Srinivasan, a University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine professor who helped develop new guidelines for colorectal screening. Her group's report suggests that African Americans start getting colonoscopies at age 45, five years earlier than other people.
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