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1 in 3 adults has not been screened for colorectal cancer as recommended. CDC Vital Signs�: www.cdc.gov/vitalsigns

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Cancer Prevention & Control: Promoting Informed Decision Making for Cancer Screening

Photo of woman These interventions aim to increase understanding about cancer screening and help clients participate in decision making and make choices about screening that are consistent with their preferences and values.

Task Force Recommendations & Findings

This table lists the intervention reviewed by the Community Guide, with a summary of the Task Force finding (definitions of findings). Click on an underlined intervention title for a summary of the review, and where available, Research-tested Intervention Programs (RTIPs).

Promoting Informed Decision Making for Cancer Screening Insufficient Evidence
February 2002

Presentations & Promotional Materials

Community Guide In Action: Stories from the Field

Black Corals: A Gem of a Cancer Screening Program in South CarolinaAdobe PDF File [PDF - 577KB]

Black Corals: A Gem of a Cancer Screening Program in South Carolina Audio/Video File [Video - 10:21]

Screening New Yorkers to Save Lives Adobe PDF File [PDF - 454KB]

What Works – Fact Sheets

What Works: Cancer Screening – bi-fold brochure Adobe PDF File [PDF - Size 801 KB]

What Works: Cancer Screening - Insert Adobe PDF File [PDF - Size 269 KB]

Webinars

September 20, 2011 - The Community Guide: A Resource to Improve Health and Prevent Cancer in your Area. External Web Site Icon
Developed by the National Cancer Institute in collaboration with The Community Guide



Disclaimer

The findings and conclusions on this page are those of the Community Preventive Services Task Force and do not necessarily represent those of CDC.

Sample Citation

The content of publications of the Guide to Community Preventive Services is in the public domain. Citation as to source, however, is appreciated. Sample citation: Guide to Community Preventive Services. Cancer prevention and control: promoting informed decision making for cancer screening. www.thecommunityguide.org/cancer/idm/index.html. Last updated: MM/DD/YYYY.