Colorectal Screening
Conditions
Keywords
colonoscopy
Brief summary
Colorectal cancer is a cancer in the colon or rectum. Routine screening can find it at an early stage, when it has a much higher chance of cure. Screening can also help to find polyps. These are mushroom shaped growths that could turn into cancer. A polyp can be removed before it turns into cancer. Even though screening can save lives, not enough people in the country are having it. This is especially true in Harlem. Harlem has a higher rate of deaths from this cancer than other places in the U.S. because too many people do not get screened. By the time a person has symptoms, the cancer may be at a late stage, when it is much harder to cure. We are doing this study to see if we can increase the number of people in Harlem who get screened. We plan to tell women about the screening when they have a mammogram or pap test. We will also ask them what they know and think about colorectal cancer. And, we will see if they get other members of their household to be screened.
Interventions
PROCEDUREColonoscopy and Questionnaire
Pt is asked to complete attitude and belief questionnaire then have a Colonoscopy. Then within 6 weeks post colonoscopy a final telephone interview.
Sponsors
North General Hospital, New York
Ralph Lauren Center for Cancer Care and Prevention
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Study design
Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
50 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Age \> or equal to 50 * Availability by telephone
Exclusion criteria
* History of colorectal cancer screening (fecal occult blood testing annually for last 3 years; colonoscopy within the last 10 years) * History of colorectal cancer * Serious illness which precludes colonoscopy (severe heart disease; severe pulmonary disease; uncontrolled diabetes; uncontrolled hypertension; other medical contraindication)
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To determine the feasibility of using a community screening mammography center to recruit minority women form a low income community to undergo colorectal cancer screening (CRCS). | conclusion of the study |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Identify individual level barriers (demographic, financial, and psychological) to CRCS among minority women who are already participating in screening for another cancer (breast or cervical) | conclusion of the study |
| Determine the feasibility of promoting CRCS among spouses (and other members of the household) of minority women who have undergone screening colonoscopy. | conclusion of the study |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed