US studies colorectal cancer screening programme
This article was originally published in Clinica
Executive Summary
The US has launched a nation-wide study to determine how screening for colorectal cancer is conducted in the country, to identify barriers to screening and to report on diagnostic follow-up. Investigators from the National Cancer Institute, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Health Care Financing Administration, which runs the Medicare health insurance plan for the elderly, are collaborating on the initiative.