A new study found that of 19 national guideline-recommended preventive services, screening tests for colorectal cancer were most likely to be completed, according to findings published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.
For the study, researchers recorded 484 primary care physician visits by patients ages 50-80 over a two-year period in southeast Michigan. Of the 2,662 services due during those visits, only 54 percent were delivered. Screening tests for colorectal cancer were the most likely to be given at 92.9 percent followed by tests for hypertension (92 percent) and breast cancer (88.9 percent).
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For the study, researchers recorded 484 primary care physician visits by patients ages 50-80 over a two-year period in southeast Michigan. Of the 2,662 services due during those visits, only 54 percent were delivered. Screening tests for colorectal cancer were the most likely to be given at 92.9 percent followed by tests for hypertension (92 percent) and breast cancer (88.9 percent).
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