Mailed FIT Boosts CRC Screening Rates in Adults Aged 45 to 49 Years

Colorectal Cancer Screening by Mailed Testing Kits Have Highest Participation

A study testing four different types of colorectal cancer screening in people aged 45 to 49 years showed unsolicited, mailed fecal immunochemical test (FIT) kits achieved the best uptake in screening. However, overall uptake was less than 30% even for the mailed FIT kits, which the researchers say, “underscores the need for more effective strategies to engage this group.” Colorectal cancer rates in the U.S. have increased in people younger than …

Mailed FIT Boosts CRC Screening Rates in Adults Aged 45 to 49 Years

A randomized trial finds that default mailed outreach outperforms active choice strategies for initiating colorectal cancer screening in young adults.