colorectal cancer screening
A colonoscopy is one of several screening tests for colorectal cancer. Talk to your doctor about which test is right for you. The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommends that adults age 50 to 75 be screened for colorectal cancer. … Several screening tests can be used to find polyps or colorectal cancer.
Cost-effectiveness analyses of colorectal cancer screening : a systematic review for the US Preventive Services Task Force
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Purpose: To perform a systematic review of the cost-effectiveness of colorectal cancer screening for the US Preventive Services Task Force. Data Sources: MEDLINE and the British National Health Service Economic Evaluation Database, January 1993 through
Colorectal cancer prevention 2000: screening recommendations of the American College of Gastroenterology
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Colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death in the United States (1). Physicians and lay persons are becoming increasingly aware that most colorectal cancers and most deaths from colorectal cancer are preventable through screening . Screening is the
Evaluating test strategies for colorectal cancer screening : a decision analysis for the US Preventive Services Task Force
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Background: The US Preventive Services Task Force requested a decision analysis to inform their update of recommendations for colorectal cancer screening . Objective: To assess life-years gained and colonoscopy requirements for colorectal cancer screening
Systematic review: enhancing the use and quality of colorectal cancer screening
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Background: National guideline groups recommend screening and discussion of screening options for persons at average risk for colorectal cancer (CRC). However, emerging evidence suggests that CRC screening is simultaneously underused, overused, and
Screening for colorectal cancer : a targeted, updated systematic review for the US Preventive Services Task Force
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Background: In 200 the US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommended colorectal cancer screening for adults 50 years of age or older but concluded that evidence was insufficient to prioritize among screening tests or evaluate newer tests, such as
Colorectal cancer screening knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs among veterans: does literacy make a difference
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Purpose To evaluate whether lower literacy is associated with poorer knowledge and more negative attitudes and beliefs toward colorectal cancer screening among veterans without recent colorectal cancer screening . Patients and Methods Three hundred seventy-seven male veterans, age 50
Cost effectiveness of colorectal cancer screening in the elderly
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Objective: To assess the cost effectiveness of a periodic program of colorectal cancer screening in the elderly. Design: A model was constructed of four strategies for the periodic screening of persons 65 to 85 years of age. The effect of each strategy on life expectancy
Colon cancer screening practices after genetic counseling and testing for hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer
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Purpose Hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer (HNPCC) is the most common hereditary form of colon cancer . Cancer screening recommendations differ between individuals identified to carry an HNPCC mutation and those who do not carry a known
An automated intervention with stepped increases in support to increase uptake of colorectal cancer screening : a randomized trial
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Background: Screening decreases colorectal cancer (CRC) incidence and mortality, yet almost half of age-eligible patients are not screened at recommended intervals. Objective: To determine whether interventions using electronic health records (EHRs), automated
Aspirin as an adjunct to screening for prevention of sporadic colorectal cancer : a cost-effectiveness analysis
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Background: Aspirin decrease colorectal cancer incidence, but its role as an adjunct to or substitute for screening has not been evaluated. Objective: To examine the potential cost- effectiveness of aspirin chemoprophylaxis in relation to screening . Design: Markov model
Colorectal cancer screening in asymptomatic adults: comparison of colonoscopy, sigmoidoscopy and fecal occult blood tests
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Background and Purpose: Fecal occult blood tests (FOBT) and flexible sigmoidoscopy have previously been recommended for colon cancer screening . More recently, studies have recommended colonoscopy due to the high rates of advanced neoplasm not detected by
Should colorectal cancer screening be considered in elderly persons without previous screening : a cost-effectiveness analysis
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Background: The US Preventive Services Task Force recommends against routine screening for colorectal cancer (CRC) in adequately screened persons older than 75 years but does not address the appropriateness of screening in elderly persons without previous
American College of Gastroenterology guidelines for colorectal cancer screening 2008
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INTRODUCTION e members of the writing committee carried out a systematic literature review and developed the updated guideline recommendation document. Only peer- reviewed English language articles were included. e criteria used for evaluation of studies
Barriers and facilitators of colorectal cancer screening among Mid-Atlantic Latinos: focus group findings
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Objective: To examine patient and provider barriers and facilitators of colorectal cancer (CRC) screening among mid-Atlantic Latinos seeking care at urban primary care clinics and describe implications for the design of interventions in primary care. Design and Method
Enhancing the use and quality of colorectal cancer screening
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To bring the broadest range of experts into the development of evidence reports and health technology assessments, AHRQ encourages the EPCs to form partnerships and enter into collaborations with other medical and research organizations. The EPCs work with these
Patient preferences for colorectal cancer screening : how does stool DNA testing fare
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Objective: To assess patient preferences for 1 of the recommended colorectal cancer screening options or stool DNA testing (sDNA), a novel noninvasive screening test. Study Design: Cross-sectional survey of ambulatory-care patients in the primary care setting
Public awareness of colorectal cancer screening : knowledge, attitudes, and interventions for increasing screening uptake
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Colorectal cancer ranks as one of the most incidental and death malignancies worldwide. Colorectal cancer screening has proven its benefit in terms of incidence and mortality reduction in randomized controlled trials. In fact, it has been recommended by medical
Participation in colorectal cancer screening among Chinese Americans
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Introduction: Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the second leading cause of cancer deaths in the United States and the third most common malignant neoplasm worldwide. Chinese Americans are one of the ethnic minority groups who have the lowest rates of CRC
Colorectal cancer screening in Canada: results of a national survey
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Canadian guidelines recommend colorectal – cancer (CRC) screening for individuals aged 50 to 74 years. The study objective was to estimate rates of CRC screening according to individual and geographical characteristics, and of adherence to current CRC screening
Screening for colorectal cancer in adults at average risk: a summary of the evidence for the US Preventive Services Task Force
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Purpose: To assess the effectiveness of different colorectal cancer screening tests for adults at average risk. Data Sources: Recent systematic reviews; Guide to Clinical Preventive Services, 2nd edition; and focused searches of MEDLINE from 1966 through September