The Black community has higher rates of colorectal cancer and lower rates of colorectal cancer screenings than whites. Getting screened through FIT testing may help catch colorectal cancer earlier, when it is easier to treat. MSK has created a program to help people who have been FIT tested to also help their peers (family, friends, and colleagues) in their community get FIT tested. The researchers think that training people on peer outreach, such as telling people in your social network about FIT testing and how to get it, may increase the rate of colorectal cancer screening. The purpose of this study is to see if training people on peer outreach increases the number of people who get screened for colorectal cancer through FIT testing.
Colon Cancer Screening
The Black community has higher rates of colorectal cancer and lower rates of colorectal cancer screenings than whites. Getting screened through FIT testing may help catch colorectal cancer earlier, when it is easier to treat. MSK has created a program to help people who have been FIT tested to also help their peers (family, friends, and colleagues) in their community get FIT tested. The researchers think that training people on peer outreach, such as telling people in your social network about FIT testing and how to get it, may increase the rate of colorectal cancer screening. The purpose of this study is to see if training people on peer outreach increases the number of people who get screened for colorectal cancer through FIT testing.
A Study of Using Social Networks to Encourage Three Peers to Complete Screening for Colorectal Cancer
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Memoiral Sloan Kettering Basking Ridge (All Protocol Activities), Basking Ridge, New Jersey, United States, 07920
Memorial Sloan Kettering Monmouth (All Protocol Activities), Middletown, New Jersey, United States, 07748
Memorial Sloan Kettering Bergen (All Protocol Activities), Montvale, New Jersey, United States, 07645
Memorial Sloan Kettering Suffolk- Commack (All Protocol Activities), Commack, New York, United States, 11725
Memorial Sloan Kettering Westchester (All Protocol Activities), Harrison, New York, United States, 10604
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (All Protocol Activities), New York, New York, United States, 10065
Memorial Sloan Kettering Nassau (All Protocol Activities), Rockville Centre, New York, United States, 11553
Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.
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45 Years to 75 Years
MALE
Yes
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center,
Francesca Gany, MD, MS, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
2025-03