Table 4

60 cm flexible sigmoidoscopy screening of individuals with a single first degree, or first and second degree relatives, with colorectal cancer over the age of 50 years (1:12–1:17 risk)

Age (y) No screened (%) No with cancer (%) No with adenoma (%) No with neoplasia >1cm (%)
20–297  (5)
30–3925 (18)1  (4)
40–4937 (27)2 (5)1  (3)
50–5938 (27)4 (11)1 (3)
60–6924 (18)2  (8)2 (8)
>706 (4)2(33)1 (17)
Total1372 (1.5)11 (8)5 (4)