Offering both colonoscopy and at-home tests to study patients doubled colorectal cancer screening

Credit: Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology (2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.cgh.2024.04.003 The rate of colorectal cancer screenings more than doubled when patients were given a choice between which type of screening they wanted—a take-home kit or colonoscopy—compared to those who were only offered the colonoscopy, according to new research led by the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. Facilitated through a community health center in which about half of patients had Medicaid insurance, the study—published in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology—provides insights about how to boost screenings among groups that are Read More