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World J Gastrointest Endosc. Dec 10, 2015; 7(18): 1300-1305
Published online Dec 10, 2015. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v7.i18.1300
Race and colorectal cancer screening compliance among persons with a family history of cancer
Adeyinka O Laiyemo, Nicole Thompson, Carla D Williams, Kolapo A Idowu, Kathy Bull-Henry, Zaki A Sherif, Edward L Lee, Hassan Brim, Hassan Ashktorab, Elizabeth A Platz, Duane T Smoot
Adeyinka O Laiyemo, Hassan Ashktorab, Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Howard University College of Medicine, Washington, DC 20060, United States
Nicole Thompson, Carla D Williams, Kolapo A Idowu, Howard University Cancer Center, Washington, DC 20060, United States
Kathy Bull-Henry, Department of Medicine, Georgetown University, Washington, DC 20007, United States
Zaki A Sherif, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Howard University College of Medicine, Washington, DC 20060, United States
Edward L Lee, Hassan Brim, Department of Pathology, Howard University, Washington, DC 20060, United States
Elizabeth A Platz, Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD 21205, United States
Elizabeth A Platz, the Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, MD 21205, United States
Duane T Smoot, Department of Medicine, Meharry Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37208, United States
Author contributions: All authors contributed to this manuscript.
Supported by In part grant awards from Charles and Mary Latham Funds, the National Center for Advancing Translational Science, Nos. KL2TR000102-04 and UL1RT000101; the National Institute for Diabetes, Digestive Diseases and Kidney, No. R21DK100875; National Institutes of Health (to Dr Laiyemo); and Dr. Platz was supported by NCI P30 CA006973.
Institutional review board statement: The study was approved (exempt) by the Institutional Review Board of Howard University, Washington DC (Reference = IRB-14-MED-28).
Informed consent statement: Not applicable: This is an analysis of de-identified publicly available data.
Conflict-of-interest statement: None.
Data sharing statement: Not applicable. The data is publicly available.
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Correspondence to: Adeyinka O Laiyemo, MD, MPH, Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Howard University College of Medicine, 2041 Georgia Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20060, United States. adeyinka.laiyemo@howard.edu
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Received: July 22, 2015
Peer-review started: July 24, 2015
First decision: August 25, 2015
Revised: September 18, 2015
Accepted: October 23, 2015
Article in press: October 27, 2015
Published online: December 10, 2015
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Core Tip

Core tip: It is unclear whether suboptimal screening contributes to the increased risk of cancer within families. We evaluated compliance with colon cancer screening guidelines among adults in the United States. Our study suggested that adults with a family history of any cancer had higher screening rates, but the smallest increase was noted among blacks. Overall, screening was lower among blacks and Hispanics to such an extent that screening among those with a family member with cancer was not higher than screening among whites without a family member with cancer. There is a particular need to improve screening among high risk blacks.