Mass Shooter Prevention and New Guidelines for Colorectal Cancer-New Guidelines for Colorectal Cancer

An alarming rise in colorectal cancer cases among young people has led the US Preventive Services Task Force to establish new guidelines. Dr. Michael J. Barry, M.D., from Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital, co-wrote the revised standards and explained why screenings for colorectal cancer should begin at age 45 -- five years earlier than was previously recommended.