There is general consensus that screening can reduce mortality from colorectal, breast, and
cervical cancer among persons in their 50s and 60s. However, few screening trials have …

OBJECTIVES: Although screening for colorectal cancer (CRC) is recommended for all adults
aged 50 to 75 years in the United States, there are racial and ethnic disparities in who …

Objective To examine whether the age based quality measure for screening for colorectal
cancer is associated with overuse of screening in patients aged 70-75 in poor health and …

Background: Physician recommendation is one of the strongest, most consistent predictors
of colorectal cancer (CRC) screening. Little is known regarding characteristics associated …

BACKGROUND Colorectal cancer (CRC) remains the second leading cause of cancer
deaths in the United States and the leading cause of cancer deaths among nonsmokers …

Purpose Colorectal cancer screening is the most underused cancer screening tool in the
United States. The purpose of this study was to test whether a health care provider–directed …

BACKGROUND: Colorectal cancer (CRC) screening rates are low, and racial, ethnic, and
economic disparities have been reported. Whether disparities in CRC screening have …

Regular colorectal cancer (CRC) screening is recommended for reducing CRC incidence
and mortality. This paper provides an updated analysis of CRC screening in the United …

Background: Colon cancer screening (CRCS) uptake is markedly affected by public
awareness of the disease. This study was conducted to assess levels of knowledge of CRC …

Methods We analyzed data from the 2000 and 2003 National Health Interview Surveys
about the use of fecal occult blood tests, sigmoidoscopies, and colonoscopies for adults …