22 Oregon health centers partner to push for colorectal cancer screening in low-income population

Twenty-two community health centers in Oregon have joined in a study aimed at promoting colorectal cancer screening in the low-income, 50 years and older population in the state, according to an Oregon Live report.

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Carrie Pallardy

Each of the health centers is mailing individuals in the target population fecal immunochemical tests. In the pilot test run last year, 40 percent of individuals who received free FIT tests completed the screening.

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