Impact of Age and Comorbidity on Colorectal Cancer Screening Among Older Veterans

Impact of Age and Comorbidity on Colorectal Cancer Screening Among Older Veterans

Walter LC, LIndquist K, Nugent S, Schult T, Lee SJ, Casadei MA, et al. Annals of Internal Medicine 2010, 153 (4).

The Veterans Health Administration, the American Cancer Society, and the American Geriatrics Society recommend colorectal cancer screnning for older adults unless they are unlikely to live 5 years or have significant comorbidity that would preclude treatment.