Isabelle is a 25-year-old client with no family history of colorectal cancer. When should the nurse tell Isabelle to plan to have her first colonoscopy?

A) Age 30 years
B) Age 40 years
C) Age 50 years
D) Age 60 years

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amirali mallakzadeh · Accepted Answer

Final Answer : C, Explanation :  Current guidelines recommend that individuals with an average risk of colorectal cancer start regular screening at age 45. However, since the options provided do not include age 45, the closest and traditionally recommended age for starting screening in the general population without a family history of colorectal cancer is age 50.

Isabelle is a 25-year-old client with no family history of colorectal cancer. When should the nurse tell Isabelle to plan to have her first colonoscopy?

A) Age 30 years
B) Age 40 years
C) Age 50 years
D) Age 60 years

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Isabelle is a 25-year-old client with no family history of colorectal cancer. When should the nurse tell Isabelle to plan to have her first colonoscopy?A) Age 30 yearsB) Age 40 yearsC) Age 50 yearsD) Age 60 years

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Isabelle is a 25-year-old client with no family history of colorectal cancer. When should the nurse tell Isabelle to plan to have her first colonoscopy?

A) Age 30 years
B) Age 40 years
C) Age 50 years
D) Age 60 years