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Colorectal cancer screening rates still too low
... should be able to increase colorectal cancer screening rates," said Shapiro. Shapiro says the increase in colorectal ... less than a high school education received screening vs. 60.7 percent of college ...Computerized reminder system drove up colon cancer screening rates, U-M study found
... system used in community-based primary care doctors' offices increased colorectal cancer screening rates by an average of 9 percent, according to a new study from the University of Michigan Health ...Computerised reminder system drove up colon cancer screening rates
... system used in community-based primary care doctors' offices increased colorectal cancer screening rates by an average of 9 percent, according to a new study from the University of Michigan Health ...Cancer screening rates among older Medicaid patients fall short of national objectives
... and 31.6 percent for Papanicolaou [cervical cancer] test within three years. When medical ... delinquency," they conclude. "Efforts to increase cancer screening rates among Medicaid recipients must ...Study evaluates factors associated with racial disparities in colon cancer screening
... contribute to screening disparities experienced by Asians. Colorectal cancer screening rates lag behind those for other cancer screening tests, according to background information in the article. In ...AGA Institute statement: Data support CT colonography as viable colorectal cancer screening option
... (AGA) Institute is to increase colorectal cancer screening rates and improve public health. The AGA ... ii, published in the same issue of NEJM, a screening interval of five years or longer is appropriate ...Even in a safety net health system, colorectal cancer screening disparities remain
... specific population. "The idea that colorectal cancer screening rates are too low is not a new idea, ... address proven prevention measures like screening." Gupta said a national model already exists ...Health risk behaviors associated with lower prostate specific antigen awareness
... cancer screening and it was found to contribute to differences in prostate cancer screening rates. Earlier studies have suggested that persons who seek out cancer information are more likely to ...Building trust, increasing awareness among minorities
... among South Asian immigrants confirms that cancer screening rates are low largely due a lack ... need to be addressed to decrease the risk of cervical cancer among this population. Maria E. Fernandez, ...1 disease, not 1 demographic
... recruit 2011 Asian-Americans to determine their cancer screening rates and attitudes towards testing. Nearly ... 78 percent in men over 50), colorectal cancer (almost 80 percent in respondents over 50), ...
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