Colorectal Cancer Risk Factors and Screening Among the Uninsured of Tampa Bay: A Free Clinic Study

Preventing chronic disease

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Ethan Y. Song¹  Justin Swanson²  Artish Patel¹  Madeline MacDonald¹  Alexandra Aponte¹  Noura Ayoubi¹  Lucy Guerra³  Eduardo Gonzalez⁴  Rahul Mhaskar³  Abu-Sayeef Mirza³ 

[1]University of South Florida, Morsani College of Medicine

[2]University of South Florida, College of Public Health

[3]USF Morsani College of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine

[4]USF Morsani College of Medicine, Department of Family Medicine

DOI  :  10.5888/pcd18.200496

学科分类：医学（综合）

来源: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention * National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

【 摘 要 】

Introduction Uninsured patients with low socioeconomic status are at high risk for developing colorectal cancer (CRC), and data on risk factors and prevalence of CRC in this population are limited. The purpose of this study was to assess the risk factors for CRC in uninsured patients from free clinics in the Tampa Bay area of Florida.

【 授权许可】

CC BY