( 'Blacks (9.7 percent) and Hispanics (...)Disparities in Colon Cancer Screening Remain Among Medicare Patients,Health

'Blacks (9.7 percent) and Hispanics (8.1 percent) had lower rates of colon cancer screening compared with whites (19.3 percent),' the authors note. 'Individuals living in ZIP codes with a higher per capita income were more likely to undergo a colon screening test than were those living in ZIP codes with a lower per capita income (21 percent and 14.6 percent in the highest and lowest tertiles respectively).' The study also found that women were less likely to undergo an invasive screening test or colonoscopy and that residing in a ZIP code with a greater amount of high school graduates was associated with undergoing colon cancer screening.

'Despite expanded Medicare coverage, there are still significant disparities in colorectal cancer screening practices,' the authors conclude. 'Further research is needed to determine the basis for the observed ongoing disparities to develop interventions to reduce and eliminate these differences.'

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