Gastroenterologist, Researcher @fredhutch @UWMedicine | #coloncancer prevention and #healthequity champion | @ucsf GI @NU_IntMed @UMichMedAdmiss alum | RT ≠ E
May 13, 2020 • 12 tweets • 5 min read
By one report, #colorectal cancer screenings have declined by 86% due to #COVID19.
Thankful for the opportunity to propose strategies to address this problem with #MaSomsouk@UCSFCVP in @JAMAHealthForum jamanetwork.com/channels/healt…
“As states continue shelter-in-place ordinances that keep Americans at home/…/primary care physicians and gastroenterologists should advocate for mailed fecal immunochemical test (FIT) outreach in their health care systems to reduce colorectal cancer mortality” 2/