NIH R01 · 2024
Implementing evidence based colorectal cancer screening in rural clinics
Project Summary/Abstract Colorectal cancer (CRC) remains the third most common cause of cancer mortality in the US with 53,200 deaths expected in 2021, even though this number could be greatly reduced through appropriate screening.1 Compared to their urban counterparts, individuals living in rural areas experience a 50% higher incidence of CRC (OR 1.50, CI:1.43-1.57) and 35% higher mortality (OR 1.35,CI: 1.26-1.45), with rural segments of the US falling far below the National Colorectal Cancer Roundtable CRC screening goal of 80%.2-4-5 Equally poor results are found for the resolution of a positive fecal immunological test (FIT) result, which occurs in 8% of all patients initially tested…
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