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December 8, 2025Journal of General Internal MedicineOpen Access

Rethinking Colorectal Cancer Screening: Culturally Tailored Navigation for Mailed FIT Kits in 45- to 49-Year-Olds

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DCDavid CallenderUniversity of VirginiaLHLindsay HauserUniversity of VirginiaCYCynthia YoshidaUniversity of Virginia Health System

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Implication

Quality improvement initiative demonstrates enhanced CRC screening rates via culturally tailored navigation, indicating better outreach outcomes.

Key Points

  • Culturally tailored navigation improved colorectal cancer screening completion rates among 45- to 49-year-olds.
  • Quality improvement initiative with mailed FIT kits and outreach reported a 24% test return rate.
  • The navigation approach utilized phone calls, letters, and health belief model messaging to encourage screening.
  • Findings support the need for scalable interventions to promote health equity in colorectal cancer screening.

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Callender et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69401f0f2d562116f28fa1cbhttps://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-025-10057-z
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