A new study finds that people are more likely to get screened for colorectal cancer when their doctors recommend they get a stool test instead of a colonoscopy, or when doctors leave it up to patients to choose which test to have.

The article discusses a study which reports patient's preference to stool tests known as fecal occult blood testing over colonoscopy for screening of colorectal cancer. It suggests consideration of patient's preferences over two tests before recommendation of a particular test for screening by doctor. It mentions that 69 percent of study participants had selected stool tests on providing choices between the two available screening tests.