Abstract B77: Knowledge of screening colonoscopy results and follow up recommendations among navigated patients

Conclusions: Despite education and access to care, our study highlights the need for continued education around CRS, since less that 40% of both navigated and non-navigated patients reported screening as a colon cancer preventative procedure. Although navigated patients were more aware of their colonoscopy results than non-navigated patients, this patient population was less aware of their follow-up recommendations. Future studies need to focus on minority populations in order to ensure equal benefit from CRS and to reduce disparities from this often-preventable cancer.Citation Format: Cassandra D.L Fritz, Keith Naylor, Karen Kim. Knowledge of screening colonoscopy results and follow up recommendations among navigated patients. [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the Seventh AACR Conference on The Science of Health Disparities in Racial/Ethnic Minorities and the Medically Underserved; Nov 9-12, 2014; San Antonio, TX. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 2015;24(10 Suppl):Abstract nr B77.
Source: Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers and Prevention - Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Tags: Screening and Early Detection: Poster Presentations - Proffered Abstracts Source Type: research