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Article: Trends in Screening for Colorectal Cancer -- United States, 1997 and 1999.(percentage of those being screened remains low)
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- MMWR. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
- Article date:
- March 9, 2001
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Colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer-related death in the United States [1]. An estimated 135,400 new cases and 56,700 deaths from colorectal cancer are expected during 2001 [1]. Since the mid-1990s, national guidelines have recommended that persons aged [greater than or equal to]50 years at average risk for colorectal cancer should have screening tests regularly. To estimate rates for the use of colorectal cancer screening tests and to evaluate trends in test use, CDC analyzed data from the 1999 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) on the use of a home administered fecal occult blood test (FOBT) and sigmoidoscopy/colonoscopy, and then ...
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