TY - JOUR T1 - Repeat invitations to non-attenders increase uptake of colorectal cancer screening; incidence screening continues to detect important cancers JF - Evidence Based Nursing JO - Evid Based Nurs SP - 32 LP - 32 DO - 10.1136/ebn1139 VL - 14 IS - 2 AU - Beverly Greenwald Y1 - 2011/04/01 UR - http://ebn.bmj.com/content/14/2/32.abstract N2 - Commentary on: Steele RJ, Kostourou I, McClements P, et al. Effect of repeated invitations on uptake of colorectal cancer screening using faecal occult blood testing: analysis of prevalence and incidence screening. BMJ 2010;341:c5531.OpenUrlAbstract/FREE Full Text Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the third leading cause of cancer deaths in men and women. CRC is preventable by polypectomy, and, with proper screening, it can be found in early stages when the disease is most treatable, minimising morbidity and mortality. The American Cancer Society recommends screening for average-risk adults to start at age 50, but about half of the people who should be screened are not screened. The faecal occult blood test (FOBT) is an inexpensive and convenient CRC screening option. A positive FOBT should be followed with a diagnostic colonoscopy.1 Steele and associates extended … ER -