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Predictors of Colorectal Cancer Screening: A Comparison of Men and Women

Author(s) -

S. Elizabeth McGregor,

Heather E. Bryant

Publication year - 2005

Publication title -

canadian journal of gastroenterology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 1916-7237

pISSN - 0835-7900

DOI - 10.1155/2005/359243

Subject(s) - medicine , sigmoidoscopy , colorectal cancer , family history , colonoscopy , fecal occult blood , cohort , cancer , cancer screening , demography , gynecology , gerontology , sociology

New Canadian guidelines recommend screening average-risk adults to reduce mortality from colorectal cancer, the second most common cause of cancer death among Canadians. The present study examined the self-reported prevalence of colorectal cancer testing and sex-specific predictors of having had a fecal occult blood (FOB) test for screening, among a cohort of Alberta residents aged 50 to 69 years.

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