Colorectal Cancer Screening
Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System respondents 50 years of age or older
were considered to have colorectal cancer (CRC) screening if they had had a sigmoidoscopy
or colonoscopy during the preceding 10 years or a fecal occult blood test (FOBT)
during the preceding year, or both.
Colorectal Cancer Screening data available: 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010.
Related Indicators: Fecal Occult Blood Test 1 Yr and Sigmoidoscopy/Colonoscopy
10 Yr
Defined based on:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Use of colorectal cancer tests―United
States, 2002, 2004, 2006. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2008;57:253–8.
