People who reside in rural areas of Utah are less likely to follow colorectal cancer (CRC) screening recommendations than their urban counterparts, according to researchers from Huntsman Cancer Institute (HCI) at the University of Utah. This geographic disparity is evident across all risk groups, including those who have a family history of the disease. Kinney is a professor in the Department of Internal Medicine at the University of Utah, a Jon and Karen Huntsman Presidential Professor in Cancer Research, and an HCI investigator. The research team's findings are reported in an article in the journal Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology. Read more here.
Study mentioned: Anderson AE, et al. Rural vs Urban Residence Affects Risk-Appropriate Colorectal Cancer Screening. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2012 Dec 4. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 23220166
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