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Society of Behavioral Medicine (SBM) position statement: SBM supports the National Colorectal Cancer Roundtable’s (NCCRT) call to action to reach 80 % colorectal cancer screening rates by 2018

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The Society of Behavioral Medicine (SBM) urges stakeholders to support the National Colorectal Cancer Roundtable’s (NCCRT) initiative 80 % by 2018. Colorectal cancer (CRC) is largely preventable with early detection of pre-cancerous polyps but CRC screening is underutilized, especially among the underserved. In response to low screening rates, this initiative sets an important goal of a population screening rate of 80 % in adults ages 50 and older by the year 2018. It is estimated that this screening rate could prevent more than 20,000 CRC deaths per year within 15 years. The initiative takes a multilevel approach to improving screening rates and includes recommendations for clinicians, health care organizations, insurers, policymakers, and researchers.

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Acknowledgments

This manuscript was supported in part by the National Cancer Institute under award number R25CA057699. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institutes of Health. The authors wish to gratefully acknowledge the expert review provided by the Society of Behavioral Medicine’s Health Policy Committee, Health Policy Council, and the Cancer Special Interest Group.

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  1. University of Illinois Cancer Center, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA

    Joanna Buscemi PhD, Marian L. Fitzgibbon PhD, Karriem Watson MS, MPH, Kameron L. Matthews MD & Robert A. Winn MD

  2. Institute for Health Research and Policy, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA

    Elizabeth A. Becker PhD, MPH & Joanna Buscemi PhD

  3. College of Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA

    Marian L. Fitzgibbon PhD

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Practice: Health care institutions should examine their role in improving accessibility, awareness, and efficiency of CRC screening practices.

Policy: Policymakers should prioritize the development and implementation of laws and regulations that support CRC screening including funding mechanisms and quality measurements that include population screening rates and targeting disparities across sociodemographic groups.

Research: Researchers need to examine social determinants of CRC screening to identify points of intervention at societal, community, and family levels that would increase CRC screening rates, particularly in underserved communities.

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Becker, E.A., Buscemi, J., Fitzgibbon, M.L. et al. Society of Behavioral Medicine (SBM) position statement: SBM supports the National Colorectal Cancer Roundtable’s (NCCRT) call to action to reach 80 % colorectal cancer screening rates by 2018. Behav. Med. Pract. Policy Res. 6, 306–308 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13142-015-0364-6

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