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Correlates of Colorectal Cancer Screening Adherence Among Men Who have been Screened for Prostate Cancer

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Prostate cancer screening rates are higher than colorectal cancer (CRC) screening rates, despite the established benefit of screening in reducing CRC incidence and mortality. We used data from the 2006 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System to identify correlates of CRC screening among men who have undergone prostate cancer screening. Our sample included 41,781 men aged 50 years and older who reported undergoing prostate cancer screening in the last year. More than two thirds (69.2%) of the men were up-to-date with CRC screening. On multivariable analysis, men who were younger, Hispanic, less educated, not married or partnered, employed, not a veteran, did not have a personal doctor, lacked a recent medical checkup, smoked, or were sedentary were less likely to be adherent to CRC screening. Tailored interventions targeted toward men who have already undergone prostate cancer screening may improve rates of CRC screening in a group that may be already aware of and interested in the benefits of cancer risk prevention. The prostate cancer screening encounter may represent a “teachable moment” to increase CRC screening rates.

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Acknowledgment

Drs. Wong and Coups were both supported by Grant P30 CA006927, “Comprehensive Cancer Center Program at Fox Chase.” The authors thank Drs. Steven J. Cohen and David Weinberg for their helpful comments on an earlier draft of the manuscript.

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    Yu-Ning Wong

  2. The Cancer Institute of New Jersey, University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ)-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ, USA

    Elliot J. Coups

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Wong, YN., Coups, E.J. Correlates of Colorectal Cancer Screening Adherence Among Men Who have been Screened for Prostate Cancer. J Canc Educ 26, 301–307 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13187-011-0194-2

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