Mailed FIT most effective CRC screening strategy for young adults

Key takeaways:

Unsolicited mailed FIT outreach was the most effective CRC screening strategy among adults aged 45 to 49 years.

However, overall screening rates remained “modest” across all groups.

Colorectal cancer screening strategies that required individuals aged 45 to 49 years to make an active choice, such as selecting FIT or colonoscopy, yielded lower participation rates than receiving an unsolicited mailed test kit, according to study results.

Folasade May

“Unsolicited, mailed fecal immunohistochemical test outreach was significantly more effective than electronic, portal-based outreach that required patients to opt into screening to encourage screening among adults aged 45 to 49,” Folasade May, MD, PhD, MPhil, associate professor at David Geffen School of Medicine and asso