Estimated Average-Risk Colorectal Cancer Screening-Eligible Population in the US

Derek W Ebner; John B Kisiel; A Mark Fendrick; Chris Estes; Kevin Li; Vahab Vahdat; Paul J Limburg

doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.5537

Estimated Average-Risk Colorectal Cancer Screening-Eligible Population in the US

JAMA Netw Open. 2024 Mar 4;7(3):e245537. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.5537.

Authors

Derek W Ebner¹, John B Kisiel¹, A Mark Fendrick², Chris Estes³, Kevin Li³, Vahab Vahdat³, Paul J Limburg³

Affiliations

¹ Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota.
² Division of General Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.
³ Exact Sciences Corporation, Madison, Wisconsin.

No abstract available

Plain language summary

This cross-sectional study estimates the number of average-risk colorectal cancer screening–eligible individuals in the US since the US Preventive Services Task Force updated its recommendations in 2021.

MeSH terms

Colorectal Neoplasms* / diagnosis
Colorectal Neoplasms* / epidemiology
Early Detection of Cancer*
Humans
Preventive Health Services