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Summary Table: Early Detection – Colorectal Cancer |
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Only one measure per topic is displayed in the summary table. A complete set of measures, where they exist, can be found in the report.
| Trend key: |
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solid green - headed in the right direction |
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dotted red - headed in the wrong direction |
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dashed black - stable
or non-significant change (NSC) |
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Fecal Occult Blood Test
1987-2005 |
Colorectal endoscopy
1987-2005 |
Colorectal cancer test use
1987-2005 |
| Measure |
Percentage of adults aged 50 years and older who reported that they had a fecal occult blood test (FOBT) within the past 2 years, by racial/ethnic group. |
Percentage of adults aged 50 years and older who reported that they ever had an endoscopy (proctoscopy, sigmoidoscopy, or colonoscopy). |
Percent of adults aged 50 years and older who had a colorectal cancer test. |
| Trend |
NSC, then rising, then falling
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Rising, then NSC, then rising
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Rising
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| Desired direction |
Rising  |
Rising |
Rising |
| Most recent estimate |
In 2005, 25 percent of people aged 50 years and older had a home FOBT within the past 2 years. |
In 2005, 50 percent of people aged 50 years and older had ever had a colorectal endoscopy. |
In 2005, 59 percent of people aged 50 years and older had used a colorectal cancer test. |
| Healthy People 2010 target |
Increase to 50 percent the proportion of adults aged 50 years and older who have had an FOBT within the past 2 years. |
Increase to 50 percent the proportion of adults aged 50 years and older who have ever had a sigmoidoscopy. |
There is no Healthy People 2010 target for the proportion of adults who should receive colonoscopy screenings. |
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