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Many patients not screened for colorectal cancer
Nearly half of primary care patients in the United States who should be screened for colorectal cancer are not, according to a new report appearing in the journal Cancer. Studies are now underway to understand why the screening rate is so low.Colorectal cancer screening with colonoscopy, flexible sigmoidoscopy, and other measures is recommended for asymptomatic adults starting at 50 years of age. Population-based surveys have suggested that screening rates are low in the U.S., but the...