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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/