Need to encourage patients to screen for colon cancer? Try a lottery
Tuesday, November 18, 2014 - 05:30
in Health & Medicine
Convincing patients to do an often dreaded colon cancer screening test could just take a little extra nudge – like a chance to win $50. Patients who were told they had a 1-in-10 chance of winning $50 were more likely to complete home stool blood tests that help screen for colon cancer, according to a new study.