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JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute 2005 97(5):328-329; doi:10.1093/jnci/dji078
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© 2005 Oxford University Press

EDITORIAL

Offering Patients Colorectal Cancer Screening

Timothy R. Church

Affiliation of author: Division of Environmental Health Studies, University of Minnesota School of Public Health, Minneapolis, MN

Correspondence to: Timothy R. Church, PhD, MS, Health Studies Section, Suite 350, 200 Oak St. Southeast, Minneapolis, MN 55455-2008 (e-mail: trc@cccs.umn.edu).

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Despite the decade that has passed since colorectal cancer screening first proved to reduce mortality from the disease (1), its acceptance has been low both in the United States (2) and abroad (3). In most areas of the United States, less than half of the population is in compliance with recommended colorectal cancer screening guidelines, and the compliance rates may be even lower in other parts of the world. Finding ways to improve this situation is an important public health effort.

In this issue of the Journal, Segnan et al. (4) present the results of a well-conducted . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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