Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York
Physician recommendation may improve adherence to colorectal screening in minority women
Published in Medical Imaging Week, March 4th, 2006
According to a study recently published in the Journal of the National Medical Association, "Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the second leading cause of cancer related deaths in the United States. Underrepresented minorities suffer disproportionately from CRC largely because of disparities in CRC screening rates, particularly by endoscopic methods."
J. Christie and colleagues at Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York explained, "This study evaluates the association between socioeconomic, medical and psychosocial factors and the use of endoscopy in...
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Source: Medical Imaging Week (2006-03-04)
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