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Barriers to Completing Colonoscopy Screenings
Fadeyibi, Adetola Fialkovich, John Gibberson, Mellory Kaserman, Joseph Lloyd, Peter Myzak, Melinda Pare, Joseph Spottswood, Greta Dameron, Debbie Vecchio, James
Fadeyibi, Adetola
Fialkovich, John
Gibberson, Mellory
Kaserman, Joseph
Lloyd, Peter
Myzak, Melinda
Pare, Joseph
Spottswood, Greta
Dameron, Debbie
Vecchio, James
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Background: - Colon cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death in the United States and the third leading cause of cancer death in Vermont. - Colon cancer progression may be prevented by removing precancerous polyps found on colonoscopy screening. -Vermont ranks among the states with the best colon cancer screening rates, but there is room for improvement. In 2006, 55.5% of Vermonters over 50 years of age had undergone a sigmoidoscopy or colonoscopy within the last 5 years. Vermont’s public health goal is to raise this percentage of screened individuals to 65% by 2010. - Vermont medical institutions have the resources to perform screening colonoscopies on all Vermonters over 50 years of age. - Although primary care physician (PCP) recommendations increase the likelihood of a patient completing a colonoscopy screening, a substantial number of patients referred for screening colonoscopies do not complete their appointments.
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2008-01-21