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Colorectal Cancer Screening
Low rate of non-fecal occult blood test is observed in women attending screening mammography
February 23rd, 2006
A low rate of non-fecal occult blood test for colorectal cancer was observed in women attending screening mammography. Investigators in the United States, reported, "Nationally representative surveys demonstrate that the adherence to screening mammography guidelines are associated with increased prevalence of colorectal cancer (CRC) screening; however, the incidence of CRC screening in the screening mammography population is unknown. Our purpose was to describe non-fecal occult blood test (FOBT) CRC screening utilization by women prior to and subsequent to screening mammography at a large academic medical center." "Using the institutional...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2006-02-23)
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