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The Revised United States Preventive Services Task Force Screening Recommendations and Racial/Ethnic Differences in Colorectal Cancer Screening in a Boston Healthcare System.

Anyane-Yeboa A, Haas JS, Bhat R, Brodney S, Chang Y, May FP. The Revised United States Preventive Services Task Force Screening Recommendations and Racial/Ethnic Differences in Colorectal Cancer Screening in a Boston Healthcare System. Clinical and translational gastroenterology. 2024 Jul 22.

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Abstract:

INTRODUCTION: To evaluate the impact of the updated United States Preventive Services Task Force colorectal cancer (CRC) screening recommendations on screening rates in a large health system. METHODS: We reviewed Massachusetts General Brigham electronic health record data for individuals eligible for CRC screening between January 3, 2020, and January 5, 2023, and calculated whether age-eligible individuals were up-to-date with CRC screening. RESULTS: There were large declines in the percentage of individuals who were up-to-date with CRC screening for all racial/ethnic groups, with non-Hispanic Asians being largest (-13.5%). DISCUSSION: Health systems should implement culturally tailored strategies to reach and screen newly eligible individuals for CRC screening to prevent worsening disparities in CRC.




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