Table 4.
Examples of Evidence-Based Content Items for Colorectal Cancer Identified in States, Tribal Governments and Organizations, Territories, and Pacific Island Jurisdictions' Comprehensive Cancer Control Plans
| Example | Content Type/Appearance |
|---|---|
| "By 2010, increase the proportion of adults aged 50 and older to 22 percent for FOBT and 41 percent for sigmoidoscopy or colonoscopy who have received these colorectal cancer screening consistent with ACS and USPSTF guidelines." (17) | Goals/objectives/strategies |
| "Assist health care systems in using practice-based tools and techniques that will ensure cancer early detection services are discussed/provided to all eligible patients, according to recommended guidelines." (18) | Goals/objectives/strategies |
| " . . . [D]evelop and support evidence-based, culturally sensitive public awareness campaigns that focus on the importance of colorectal cancer screening, prevention, and early detection through media, community outreach, and through a collaboration among health care providers and community and voluntary organizations . . . " (19) | Goals/objectives/strategies |
| "The CDC Guide to Community Preventive Services provides evidence-based interventions that community leaders, policy makers, and decision makers can apply to increase the utilization of colorectal cancer screening methods." (20) | Background information |
| "The US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) strongly recommends men and women 50 years of age or older be screened for colorectal cancer. They found that several screening methods are effective in reducing mortality from colorectal cancer." (21) | Background information |
| " . . . [T]he American Cancer Society (ACS) recommends screening average-risk asymptomatic people for colorectal cancer to begin at age 50. According to the ACS guidelines . . . " (22) | Background information |
| "Juntos en la Salud is a 5-year behavioral and cancer screening project funded by the American Cancer Society, which aims to assess the effectiveness of improving breast, cervical, and colorectal cancer screening rates and general lifestyle prevention behaviors among low-income Latinas through the development of social support groups with lay health educators. " (23) | Activity |
| "In terms of research, Harvard Center for Cancer Prevention received a Targeted Intervention Opportunity Grant (TIOG) from the American Cancer Society. The results of the research conducted with this grant, 'Improving Colorectal Cancer Screening by Targeting Office Systems in Primary Care Practices: Disseminating Research Results Into Clinical Practice,' were recently published in the Archives of Internal Medicine." (24) | Activity |
| "Monitor emerging science. . . . Published research on public health interventions should also be monitored to identify effective approaches for increasing screening rates particularly among populations with lower screening rates." (25) | Recommendation |
Abbreviations: FOBT, fecal occult blood test; ACS, American Cancer Society; USPSTF, United States Preventive Services Task Force; CDC, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.