A 43-year-old man visits his physician concerned about finding traces of bright red blood on toilet paper after he wipes. His stool has normal color a

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A 43-year-old man visits his physician concerned about finding traces of bright red blood on toilet paper after he wipes. His stool has normal color and not mixed with blood. His medical and surgical histories are unremarkable. He has no family history of colon cancer.

What is the most appropriate next step in management?


A- Anoscopy
B- Barium enema
C- Colonoscopy
D- Fecal occult blood test
E- Sigmoidoscopy