QuickStats: Percentage of Adults Aged 50–75 Years Who Met Colorectal Cancer (CRC) Screening Recommendations — National Health Interview Survey, United States, 2018

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67% of U.S. adults aged 50–75 years met the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommendations for colorectal cancer screening.
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Authors: Tainya C. Clarke, PhD; Trevor D. Thompson; Susan A. Sabatino, MD; and Jean A. Shapiro, PhD

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The figure is a bar chart showing the percentage of U.S. adults aged 50–75 years who met the colorectal cancer screening recommendations of the U.S.
Percentage of U.S. adults aged 50–75 years who met the colorectal cancer screening recommendations of the U.S.

March is Colorectal Awareness Month. 67% of U.S. adults aged 50–75 years met the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommendations for colorectal cancer screening. Most persons (60.6%) had a colonoscopy in the past 10 years. Cancer screening leads to early detection, and early detection saves lives.

https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/69/wr/mm6911a7.htm

Source: National Health Interview Survey, 2018. https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nhis.

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