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- Title
Colorectal Cancer Incidence and Screening -- United States, 2008 and 2010.
- Authors
Steele, C. Brooke; Rim, Sun Hee; Joseph, Djenaba A.; King, Jessica B.; Seeff, Laura C.
- Abstract
The article discusses a study on raising awareness of differences in incidence, mortality, and screening of colorectal cancer (CRC) in the U.S. from 2008-2010, along with actions for the reduction of disparities. Topics include the approach used to characterize disparities such as the fecal occult blood testing (FOBT), the demographic characteristics including age, sex, and ethnicity, and the variation in the relationship between screening rates and poverty.
- Subjects
COLON cancer; DISEASE incidence; EARLY detection of cancer; AWARENESS; FECAL occult blood tests; POVERTY
- Publication
MMWR: Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, 2013, Vol 62, p53
- ISSN
0149-2195
- Publication type
Article