Colon Cancer
Researchers at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital Target Colon Cancer
Published in Cancer Weekly, July 5th, 2011
2011 JUL 5 -- According to the authors of recent research from Philadelphia, United States, "We report race-related differences in response to behavioral interventions in colorectal cancer (CRC) screening. From 2002 through 2005, a total of 1430 primary care patients (578 whites and 852 African Americans) from Jefferson Family Medicine Associates, a large primary care practice affiliated with Thomas Jefferson University, completed a baseline survey and were randomized to 1 of 4 groups, as follows: control (usual care), standard intervention (SI), tailored intervention (TI), or tailored intervention plus phone (TIP)."
"The SI group received a targeted print...
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