No insurance? No colonoscopy

John M Inadomi highlights the disparity in colorectal cancer screening (CRCS) among different socioeconomic and ethnic groups in US society in a recent review published by F1000 Medicine Reports (www.f1000medicine.com/reports). Colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer-related death in the developed world. In that report, John Inadomi, chief of Clinical Gastroenterology at the San Francisco General Hospital and a frequent contributor to F1000 Medicine, writes that the uptake of assured types of screening has been associated with inadequate medical insurance amongst the poorer socio-economic and ethnic groups……..

Original post by Heather Craven

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