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State of the Science Conference on Enhancing Use and Quality of Colorectal Cancer Screening

Start Date: 2/2/2010
End Date: 2/4/2010

To provide healthcare providers, patients, policy makers, and the general public with a comprehensive assessment of how colorectal cancer screening and surveillance are most appropriately implemented, monitored, and evaluated for average-risk populations in the United States, the National Cancer Institute and the Office of Medical Applications of Research of the National Institutes of Health will convene a State-of-the-Science Conference February 2–4, 2010, to assess the available scientific evidence related to the following questions:

What are the recent trends in the use and quality of colorectal cancer screening?
What factors influence the use of colorectal cancer screening?
Which strategies are effective in increasing the appropriate use of colorectal cancer screening and follow-up?
What are the current and projected capacities to deliver colorectal cancer screening and surveillance at the population level?
What are the effective approaches for monitoring the use and quality of colorectal cancer screening?
What research is needed to make the most progress and have the greatest public health impact in promoting the appropriate use of colorectal cancer screening?

City: Bethesda
State: MD

URL: http://consensus.nih.gov/2010/colorectal.htm