A National Survey of Adoption of the 2018 American Cancer Society Colorectal Cancer Screening Guideline in Primary Care

Andrew J Read; Akbar K Waljee; Sameer D Saini

doi:10.1016/j.cgh.2020.08.060

A National Survey of Adoption of the 2018 American Cancer Society Colorectal Cancer Screening Guideline in Primary Care

Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2021 Sep;19(9):1973-1975.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.cgh.2020.08.060. Epub 2020 Aug 29.

Authors

Andrew J Read¹, Akbar K Waljee², Sameer D Saini²

Affiliations

¹ Division of Gastroenterology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan; Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan. Electronic address: reada@med.umich.edu.
² Division of Gastroenterology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan; Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan; VA HSR&D Center for Clinical Management Research, Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Abstract

Recent data have shown increasing incidence of colorectal cancer (CRC) among those younger than 50 years of age.^1,2 In response, the American Cancer Society (ACS) introduced new guidelines in May 2018 that recommend initiation of CRC screening in average-risk adults at age 45, which is 5 years earlier than existing recommendations from the US Preventive Services Task Force and US Multi-Society Task Force on Colorectal Cancer.^3-5 Most screening colonoscopies are ordered directly by primary care providers (PCPs) via "direct" or "open.

Publication types

Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

Adult
American Cancer Society
Child, Preschool
Colonoscopy
Colorectal Neoplasms* / diagnosis
Early Detection of Cancer*
Humans
Mass Screening
Middle Aged
Primary Health Care
United States

Grants and funding

KL2 TR002241/TR/NCATS NIH HHS/United States