Table 2.

Alternative approaches to increase cancer screenings.

Cancer type/cancer risk factors	Conventional recommendation/practices	Variation in approaches
Breast cancer	Mammography	Screening at mobile units or small satellite units Follow-up on patients with abnormal results
Cervical cancer	Pap smear Pap smear + HPVa co-testing	Self-collection of vaginal or urine samples at home Follow-up on patients with abnormal results
Colorectal cancer	Colonoscopy Sigmoidoscopy CTb colonography Stool-based tests	Self-collection of stool samples at home Follow-up on patients with abnormal results

^aHPV: human papillomavirus.

^bCT: computed tomography.