Colorectal cancer screening in African Americans:practice patterns in the United *** we doing enough?

作     者：Abhijeet Waghray Alok Jaina Nisheet Waghray 

作者机构：Department of MedicineMetroHealth Medical Center/Case Western Reserve UniversityClevelandOHUSA Division of Gastroenterology and HepatologyMetroHealth Medical Center/Case Western Reserve UniversityClevelandOHUSA 

出 版 物：《Gastroenterology Report》 (胃肠病学报道（英文）)

年 卷 期：2016年第4卷第2期

页      面：136-140,I0002页

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学科分类：1002[医学-临床医学] 100214[医学-肿瘤学] 10[医学] 

主　　题：colorectal cancer screening race 

摘      要：Background:Colorectal cancer(CRC)is a common form of malignancy and a leading cause of death in the United *** decreases CRC incidence and *** Americans are at an increased risk of developing CRC,and recommendations are to initiate screening at the age of *** study aims to assess the rate of screening for colorectal cancer in African Americans between the ages of 45–***:African Americans between the ages of 45–49 were identified in the Explorys national *** who completed a colonoscopy,sigmoidoscopy or fecal occult blood test were identified and stratified by sex and insurance status.A P value0.05 was considered ***:A total of 181200 African Americans were identified as eligible for *** 31480 patients(17.4%)received at least one screening procedure for *** majority of patients(66.7%)were screened via *** American females were more likely to complete a screening test(17.8%vs 16.7%;P0.01).The majority of patients(66.0%)who completed a screening test had private ***:Race,gender and barriers to medical care contribute to disparities in CRC screening *** African Americans,CRC screening remains *** public health initiatives,medical record alerts and improved communication between providers and patients are fundamental to addressing issues that impact poor adherence to CRC screening in African Americans.