Males with a first-degree relative who has been diagnosed with colon cancer at age 40 or younger have different screening recommendations than males with no first-degree relative with colon cancer.

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This is true. Males with a first-degree relative who has been diagnosed with colon cancer at age 40 or younger are recommended to start screening at age 40, or 10 years earlier than the age at which their relative was diagnosed, whichever comes first. This is different from the recommended screening age for males with no first-degree relatives with colon cancer.

Males with a First-Degree Relative Who Has Been Diagnosed with Colon