NIH R01 · 2025
mHealth Navigation using SMS Texting to Improve Colorectal Cancer Screening Among Homeless Persons
Project Summary: Colorectal cancer (CRC) is among the most common cancers, killing tens of thousands in the US, annually. CRC screening reduces morbidity and mortality by 60%. Despite availability, significant disparities exist in cancer screening for 3.5 million persons experiencing homelessness (PEH) in the US. Socio-economically disadvantaged PEH are overwhelmingly from racial and ethnic minorities; many are in their fifties. Cancer is one of the top two leading causes of death in PEH over 45 years old. PEH have four times the cancer rates and twice the cancer mortality of the general population. There is low cancer health literacy and the rates of CRC screening in PEH is as low as 19.7%…
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