Physician recommendation for colorectal cancer screening by race, ethnicity, and health insurance status among men and women in the United States, 2000.
In this study, the authors examined whether men and women in the United States had received a physician recommendation to get a colorectal cancer screening test, by race, ethnicity, and health insurance status using data from the 2000 National Health Interview Survey. Among men and women who had had a doctor visit in the past year but who had not had a recent fecal occult blood test, about 94.6% (95% CI 94.0-95.2) reported that their doctor had not recommended the test in the past year. African Americans, Hispanics, and American Indians/Alaska Natives were less likely to report receiving a recommendation for endoscopy compared to Whites.
Coughlin
Steven S
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Epidemiology and Applied Research Branch, Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
Thompson
Trevor
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D015179:Colorectal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000517:prevention & control; D003625:Data Collection; D005006:Ethnicity; D005260:Female; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006801:Humans; D019458:Insurance Coverage; D007348:Insurance, Health; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians'; D044469:Racial Groups; D014481:United States