title: Physician recommendation for colorectal cancer screening by race, ethnicity, and health insurance status among men and women in the United States, 2000.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Epidemiology and Applied Research Branch, Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
authors.forename: Steven S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Coughlin
authors.forename: Trevor
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Thompson
mesh_terms: 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