Primary care office strategies may increase colon cancer...( the monitoring of fecal occult blood te...)

Primary care office strategies may increase colon cancer screening

the monitoring of fecal occult blood tests, an increase from 20.6 percent to 37.3 percent.

"we believe that the clinicians would not have implemented changes as effectively without the facilitators' providing attention, support, and technical assistance," the authors wrote. "Overall, our results suggest that use of an office systems approach toward improving CRC screening behavior in real-world primary care practices is feasible and effective enough to warrant considering wider dissemination." (Arch Intern Med. 2005; 165: 661 666. Available post-embargo at www.archinternmed.com.)

Editor's Note: This work was supported by a grant from the American Cancer Society, Atlanta, Ga.

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