Will Test-Specific Adherence Predict the Best Colorectal Cancer Screening Strategy?

  1. Samir Gupta, MD
  1. From the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75235.

    TO THE EDITOR:

    The demonstration that all screening strategies recommended by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) are nearly equivalent for prevention of colorectal cancer mortality (assuming 100% adherence) is the most interesting aspect of the analysis by Zauber and colleagues (1, 2). Differences in life-years gained between strategies for the MISCAN (Microsimulation Screening Analysis) model ranged from 227 to 230 life-years gained per 1000 persons, …

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    1. Ann Intern Med March 3, 2009 vol. 150 no. 5 359
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