Patterns of Care Following a Positive Fecal Blood Test for Colorectal Cancer: A Mixed Methods Study.
Erin E HahnCorrine E Munoz-PlazaChristopher D JensenNirupa R GhaiKatherine PakBritta I AmundsenRichard ContrerasNancy CannizzaroJessica ChubakBeverly B GreenCelette Sugg SkinnerEthan A HalmJoanne E SchottingerTheodore R LevinPublished in: Journal of general internal medicine (2024)
Among patients in this cohort, 7.4% repeated fecal testing after an initial positive test. Of those, over half did not go on to receive a colonoscopy within 1 year. Efforts to improve CRC screening must address repeat fecal testing after a positive test as a barrier to completing colonoscopy.