Mailed outreach invitations brought more underserved patients in for colorectal cancer screenings than for usual care, according to a News-Medical report.
Samir Gupta, MD, of the Veterans Affairs San Diego Healthcare System and University of California San Diego, led the team of researchers who looked at outreach for colonoscopy screenings, fecal immunochemical tests and usual care.
About 40 percent participated in screening for FIT and 24.6 percent for colonoscopy screenings, compared with only 21 percent for usual care. Researchers concluded large-scale public health efforts may be successful to boost screenings for noninvasive tests.
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