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Description
Background
- An estimated 28% of eligible US adults have never been screened for colorectal cancer (CRC) 2
- Fecal Immunochemical Testing (FIT) offers an acceptable non-invasive screening option
- An estimated 56% of patients at our internal medicine clinic have not had colorectal cancer screening and alternatives to colonoscopy were seldom promoted
Poster presented at: Pennsylvania Society of Gastroenterology (PSG) Annual Scientific Meeting 2017 at Nemacolin Woodlands Resort, Farmington, Pennsylvania, United States of America.
Publication Date
9-9-2017
Keywords
Finding the Right FIT to Improve Colorectal Cancer Screening, Thomas Jefferson University, poster, medicine
Disciplines
Medicine and Health Sciences
Recommended Citation
Spataro, Joseph; Denicola, Richard; Kotler, MD, Drew; and Lee, MD, Albert, "Finding the Right FIT to Improve Colorectal Cancer Screening" (2017). Department of Medicine Posters. 10.
https://jdc.jefferson.edu/medposters/10
