Strongly Divergent Impact of Adherence Patterns on Efficacy of Colorectal Cancer Screening: The Need to Refine Adherence Statistics.
Thomas HeisserRafael CardosoFeng GuoTobias MoellersMichael HoffmeisterHermann BrennerPublished in: Clinical and translational gastroenterology (2021)
Over a lifelong time frame, large numbers of irregular screening attendees go along with much larger preventive effects than small numbers of perfectly adhering individuals. In clinical practice, efforts to reach as many people as possible at least sporadically should be prioritized over efforts to maximize adherence to repeat screening offers.