A colon cancer screening campaign in New York City increased the proportion of adults getting colonoscopies and erased racial and gender gaps in screening, according to findings published in the American Journal of Gastroenterology.
In 2003, the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene and the Citywide Colon Cancer Control Coalition launched a campaign aimed at increasing colonoscopy rates and erasing racial and gender gaps. Researchers found the proportion of New Yorkers aged 50 and older who reported timely colonoscopy screening increased from 41.7 percent in 2003 to 61.7 percent in 2007.
Researchers also found the proportions were similar for different races as well as for men and women. They also found Asians, the uninsured and people with less education and income reported lower rates of screening.
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In 2003, the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene and the Citywide Colon Cancer Control Coalition launched a campaign aimed at increasing colonoscopy rates and erasing racial and gender gaps. Researchers found the proportion of New Yorkers aged 50 and older who reported timely colonoscopy screening increased from 41.7 percent in 2003 to 61.7 percent in 2007.
Researchers also found the proportions were similar for different races as well as for men and women. They also found Asians, the uninsured and people with less education and income reported lower rates of screening.
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