PMID- 10073920
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 19990317
LR  - 20181201
IS  - 0149-2195 (Print)
IS  - 0149-2195 (Linking)
VI  - 48
IP  - 6
DP  - 1999 Feb 19
TI  - Screening for colorectal cancer--United States, 1997.
PG  - 116-21
AB  - Colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the 
      United States. During 1999, approximately 129,400 new cases of colorectal cancer 
      will be diagnosed, and 56,600 persons will die from the disease. In 1996, the 
      U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommended the use of specific 
      screening tests (i.e., annual fecal-occult blood testing [FOBT] and/or periodic 
      flexible sigmoidoscopy for persons aged > or =50 years) to reduce colorectal 
      cancer-related mortality. In 1997, the American Cancer Society and an 
      interdisciplinary task force developed guidelines that recommend one test or a 
      combination of several tests for colorectal cancer screening. To estimate the 
      proportion of the U.S. population that received colorectal cancer screening 
      tests, CDC analyzed data from the 1997 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System 
      (BRFSS) on the use of a home-administered blood stool test, or FOBT, and 
      sigmoidoscopy/proctoscopy. This report summarizes the results of this analysis, 
      which documents low rates of use of colorectal cancer screening tests.
CN  - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PL  - United States
TA  - MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep
JT  - MMWR. Morbidity and mortality weekly report
JID - 7802429
SB  - IM
MH  - Aged
MH  - Colorectal Neoplasms/*prevention & control
MH  - Female
MH  - Humans
MH  - Male
MH  - Mass Screening/*statistics & numerical data
MH  - Middle Aged
MH  - Population Surveillance
MH  - United States/epidemiology
EDAT- 1999/03/12 00:00
MHDA- 1999/03/12 00:01
CRDT- 1999/03/12 00:00
PHST- 1999/03/12 00:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 1999/03/12 00:01 [medline]
PHST- 1999/03/12 00:00 [entrez]
PST - ppublish
SO  - MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 1999 Feb 19;48(6):116-21.