USPSTF Colorectal Cancer Screening Recommendation and Uptake for Individuals Aged 45 to 49 Years.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

In May 2021, the US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) issued a grade B recommendation encouraging colorectal cancer (CRC) screening among average-risk individuals aged 45 to 49 years. The patterns of screening uptake and possible socioeconomic disparities in screening in this age group remain unknown.

Objective

To evaluate changes in CRC screening uptake among average-risk individuals aged 45 to 49 years after the USPSTF recommendation was issued in 2021.

Design, setting, and participants

This retrospective cohort study used deidentified claims data from commercially insured Blue Cross Blue Shield beneficiaries aged 45 to 49 years across the US between January 1, 2017, and December 31, 2022.

Exposure

Publication of the May 2021 USPSTF CRC scree

SUBMITTER: Siddique S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11450516 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature