Colorectal Cancer Incidence, Death, and All-Cause Mortality Lowered by Regular Primary Care Visits

New research indicates that regular primary care visits lower colorectal cancer incidence, death, and all-cause mortality. Medicare beneficiaries with more visits to their primary care physician (PCP) have lower colorectal cancer (CRC) incidence, CRC-specific mortality, and all-cause mortality. CRC is preventable with appropriate screening and polypectomy, yet many of the people who could benefit from it either are not screened, or do not start screening early enough. ...

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