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Colorectal cancer screening: The costs and benefits of getting to 80% in every community
Author(s) -
Green Beverly B.,
Meenan Richard T.
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/cncr.32990
Subject(s) - medicine , colorectal cancer , colorectal cancer screening , cancer , oncology , cancer screening , family medicine , colonoscopy
Mailed fecal immunochemical testing (FIT) kits for colorectal cancer screening at home can contribute to reaching national goals of 80% colorectal cancer screening in communities. Policies that support cost‐effective colorectal cancer screening programs would decrease colorectal cancer disparities.