Addressing Colon Cancer Screening Disparities among Overweight and Obese Women

Colon cancer is the third most common cancer in women and 60% ofdeaths from colon cancer could be prevented ifpersons 50 and older were screened regularly. Whereas physician recommendation has been identified as critical to increasing colon cancer screening, this factor may be insufficient for incre...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Sara M. Kennedy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of North Florida 2011-06-01
Series:Florida Public Health Review
Online Access:https://digitalcommons.unf.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1121&context=fphr