Colorectal Cancer At Age in Medicine / Internal Medicine — 35yo Woman | Oncology | SMLE Q#1394

SMLE Question #1394

Medicine / Internal Medicine Oncology

Objective: OBJ-191

Last updated: February 2026
A 35-year-old woman presents for routine health maintenance. She is asymptomatic. Her father was diagnosed with colorectal cancer at age 55 years, and her mother was diagnosed with breast cancer at age 43 years. She asks when she should begin screening for breast and colorectal cancer. What is the most appropriate screening recommendation now?

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