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Published in final edited form as: Int J Canc Prev. 2011 ; 4(4): 307–338.
Patient and Provider Preferences for Colorectal Cancer Screening: How Does CT Colonography Compare to Other Modalities? Audrey H. Calderwood1,*, Sharmeel K. Wasan1, Timothy C. Heeren2, and Paul C. Schroy III1 1Boston
University School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Section of Gastroenterology, Boston, MA 2Boston
University School of Public Health, Department of Biostatistics, Boston, MA
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Objectives—Patient and provider preferences toward CT colonography (CTC) remain unclear. The primary goals of this study were 1) to investigate patient preferences for one of the currently recommended CRC screening modalities and 2) to evaluate provider preferences before and after review of updated guidelines. Methods—Cross-sectional survey of ambulatory-care patients and providers in the primary care setting. Providers were surveyed before and after reviewing the 2008 guidelines by the American Cancer Society, US Multisociety Task Force on Colorectal Cancer and the American College of Radiology.
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Results—Of 100 patients surveyed, 59% preferred colonoscopy, 17% fecal occult blood testing (FOBT), 14% stool DNA (sDNA) testing, and 10% CTC (P
NIH-PA Author Manuscript
Published in final edited form as: Int J Canc Prev. 2011 ; 4(4): 307–338.
Patient and Provider Preferences for Colorectal Cancer Screening: How Does CT Colonography Compare to Other Modalities? Audrey H. Calderwood1,*, Sharmeel K. Wasan1, Timothy C. Heeren2, and Paul C. Schroy III1 1Boston
University School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Section of Gastroenterology, Boston, MA 2Boston
University School of Public Health, Department of Biostatistics, Boston, MA
Abstract NIH-PA Author Manuscript
Objectives—Patient and provider preferences toward CT colonography (CTC) remain unclear. The primary goals of this study were 1) to investigate patient preferences for one of the currently recommended CRC screening modalities and 2) to evaluate provider preferences before and after review of updated guidelines. Methods—Cross-sectional survey of ambulatory-care patients and providers in the primary care setting. Providers were surveyed before and after reviewing the 2008 guidelines by the American Cancer Society, US Multisociety Task Force on Colorectal Cancer and the American College of Radiology.
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Results—Of 100 patients surveyed, 59% preferred colonoscopy, 17% fecal occult blood testing (FOBT), 14% stool DNA (sDNA) testing, and 10% CTC (P
