American journal of preventive medicine
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Stool-based DNA (SB-DNA) testing is an emerging colorectal cancer screening strategy that offers a convenient, noninvasive, and potentially more acceptable alternative to existing screening tests. The objectives of this study were to compare patient perceptions of SB-DNA testing, fecal occult blood testing (FOBT), and colonoscopy, and elicit screening preferences. ⋯ Patients willing to undergo colonoscopy, SB-DNA testing, and FOBT perceive SB-DNA testing to have a number of advantages over the other two tests. Moreover, many such patients prefer SB-DNA testing to FOBT and colonoscopy for routine screening.
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Because they undergo breast cancer screening (BCS) relatively infrequently, women with physical or mental impairments may be at higher risk of late-stage breast cancer than women without impairments. A panel of 600 general practitioners (GPs) in Provence (southeastern France) provided information from which barriers potentially associated with BCS practices for women with disabilities were evaluated. ⋯ Appropriate training sessions should be made available to improve primary health care quality and prevention practices and to reduce GPs' misperceptions of people with disabilities.