Screening reduces the incidence, morbidity, and mortality of colorectal cancer, yet
participation tends to be low. We undertook a systematic review and meta-study synthesis of …

Context Screening for colorectal cancer clearly reduces colorectal cancer mortality, yet many
eligible adults remain unscreened. Several screening tests are available, and various …

Rationale Perceived risk for health problems such as cancer is a central construct in many
models of health decision making and a target for behavior change interventions. However …

Background: Barriers to colorectal cancer (CRC) screening are not well understood.
Objectives: We sought to compare barriers to CRC screening reported by primary care …

Objective. To review screening rates and factors impacting patient utilization of colorectal
cancer screening tests. Methods. We searched Medline, CancerLit, and PsycInfo for articles …

Although screening for medical problems can have health benefits, the potentially
threatening nature of the results can lead people to avoid screening. In three studies, we …

OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to determine patient pre-examination expectations
and postexamination appraisals for CT colonography, conventional colonoscopy and bowel …

Background: Screening for bowel cancer using the guaiac faecal occult blood test offered by
the NHS Bowel Cancer Screening Programme (BCSP) is taken up by 54% of the eligible …

There are reliable individual differences in the extent to which people consider the long-and
short-term consequences of their behaviors. Such differences, assessed by the …

Background & Aims: Computed tomography colonography (CTC), particularly using
noncathartic techniques, has the clear potential to increase compliance for colorectal cancer …