A new study indicates it may be advisable for people with diabetes mellitus type II to undergo colorectal cancer screening at younger ages than is usually recommended, according to an article on research presented at Digestive Disease Week.
The study was conducted by researchers from the Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Mo., who were led by Hongha Vu, MD, clinical gastroenterology fellow at Washington University.
The researchers found the presence of adenomas among those screened between the ages of 40 and 49 with type II diabetes was about the same as those screened between the ages of 50 and 59 without type II diabetes.
"We concluded that those with diabetes may require early screening because they have a similar risk of colon cancer and precursor adenomas as older non-diabetics who are currently recommended to start screening at age 50," said Dr. Vu, in the article.
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