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

Permanente Medicine

From 2012 to 2016, death rates from colorectal cancer among Black people were nearly 40% higher than in whites and double that seen in Asians and Pacific Islanders, according to the American Cancer Society. The electronic health record system automatically prompts care teams to schedule patients for health screenings.