Practical considerations for colorectal cancer screening in older adults

Figure 1 Practical considerations for colorectal cancer screening in older adults.

Figure 2 Personalized approach to colorectal cancer screening in an older patient. Adapted from Ref. [18,19]. CCI: Charlson comorbidity index; CFS: Clinical frailty scale; PCP: Primary care provider.

Figure 3 Applying and interpreting the clinical frailty score. Citation: Rockwood K, Song X, MacKnight C, Bergman H, Hogan DB, McDowell I, Mitnitski A. A global clinical measure of fitness and frailty in elderly people. CMAJ 2005; 173: 489-495. Copyright © CMA Impact Inc.

Figure 4 Steps in the evaluation of decisional capacity. ¹Include patient in process.