New research shows blacks and Hispanics are still getting colorectal cancer screening tests at lower rates than others, according to a report by the journal Cancer, Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention.
Researchers studied the use of colorectal cancer screenings among Medicare beneficiaries aged 70-89 years with no history of tumors. Although screening rates increased over time, they were still low compared with rates if screening recommendations were followed and were especially low for blacks and Hispanics.
Read the study abstract in Cancer, Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention on colorectal cancer.
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