The Nebraska Colon
Cancer Screening Program
helps men and women 50 years of
age and older make decisions
about colon cancer screening. Services may include:

• fecal occult blood test (FOBT) kit
  for at home testing
• colonoscopy
• information about healthy living

For free or low cost screening,
click here.

Screening Guidelines

The following are recommendations for those 50 years of age and older. The recommendations are to use one or a combination of the following tests for persons at average risk:
        
- Fecal Occult Blood Test (FOBT): every year
- Sigmoidoscopy: every 5 years
- Colonoscopy: every 10 years
- Double Contrast Barium Enema (DCBE): every 5-10 years