Thursday 7 August 2014

Low Participation in Colorectal Cancer Screening by African Americans

Participation in colorectal cancer screening is low and the use of colonoscopy is infrequent among African Americans despite similar access to care across races in Veterans Affairs healthcare system, reveal the researchers in California. The researchers also found that having established primary care at the time of screening eligibility significantly increased screening uptake. The study appears in the August issue of iGastrointestinal Endoscopy/i, the monthly peer-reviewed ...

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