Longitudinal Adherence With Fecal Occult Blood Test Screening in Community Practice.

The article focuses on the longitudinal adherence with fecal occult blood test (FOBT) screening in community practice. It states that screening with FOBT reduces colorectal cancer (CRC) mortality, but its effectiveness may diminish if patients does not adhere with repeated screenings. It reports that multinomial logistic regression was used to identify patient characteristics associated with higher incidence of repeat CRC screening relative to patients who received no CRC screening.