The Role of Inadequate Health Literacy Skills in Colorectal Cancer Screening
- 1 January 2001
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Informa UK Limited in Cancer Investigation
- Vol. 19 (2), 193-200
- https://doi.org/10.1081/cnv-100000154
Abstract
Colorectal cancer is ideally suited for early detection strategies that are likely to improve survival rates. Screening with either a fecal occult blood test (FOBT) or flexible sigmoidoscopy has be...Keywords
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