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Kaiser Permanente study shows screening efforts cut colorectal cancer deaths in half

Permanente Medicine

Findings from the study demonstrate how routine cancer screening with a test that can both prevent cancer and lead to earlier detection helps enhance quality of care. million men and women aged 50 to 75 examined the outcomes of a Kaiser Permanente Northern California initiative begun in 2006 to increase colorectal cancer screening rates.