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Correct answer: 60 million

It is estimated there are 60 million unscreened patients eligible for CRC screening in the United States, 19 million of whom are aged 45-49.1 If colonoscopy was the only option available, it would take about 8 years to screen all those patients.2*

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Correct answer: 60 million

It is estimated there are 60 million unscreened average-risk patients aged 45+ in the United States, 19 million of whom are aged 45-49.1 If colonoscopy was the only option available, it would take about 8 years to screen all those patients.2*

References and footnotes

  • *Based on modeling using an estimated 59.2 million adults eligible for CRC screening and an annual colonoscopy capacity available for screening of 6.3 million.2
  • 1.Ebner DW, Kisiel JB, Fendrick AM, et al. Estimated average-risk colorectal cancer screening-eligible population in the US. JAMA Netw Open. 2024;7(3):e245537.
  • 2.Fendrick AM, Ebner DW, Kisiel JB, et al. Eliminating the colonoscopy backlog with stool-based colorectal cancer screening options. Poster presented at: Digestive Disease Week (DDW) 2024 Annual Meeting; May 18-21, 2024; Washington, DC.