Background and rationale {6a}
colorectal cancer, CRC, cancer death, cancer, Cancer
CANCER, COLORECTAL CANCER, CANCER
Screening for colorectal cancer (CRC) is widely recommended but underused, even though CRC is the third most diagnosed cancer and the second leading cause of cancer death in the USA [There are many known barriers to CRC screening. These include patient factors such as lack of knowledge, low self-efficacy, fears, and negative attitudes [In September 2016, the Cancer Moonshot Blue Ribbon Panel’s report highlighted excessive mortality from CRC, the problems of health disparities, the need for interventions that inform patients of CRC screening tests, and the need for research to rapidly translate evidence-based CRC screening interventions into practice [