Study Reveals Disparities in Colorectal Cancer Screening
Yale Cancer Center/Smilow Cancer HospitalSignificantly more younger people underwent colorectal cancer screening after the recommended age to begin such screening was lowered, Yale researchers report. In a new study of 10 million insured people aged 45 to 49, researchers found that a recommendation by the United States Preventative Services Task Force to drop the age for starting colorectal cancer screening by five years to age 45 was highly effective 鈥 tripling the rate of screening overall 鈥 but the magnitude of increase was significantly smaller for low-income and rural populations.