Mailed Outreach for Colorectal Cancer Screening in Community Health Centers: The CARES Pragmatic Cluster - Takeaways - MDSpire

Mailed Outreach for Colorectal Cancer Screening in Community Health Centers: The CARES Pragmatic Cluster

  • By

  • Folasade P. May

  • Suzanne Brodney

  • Jessica J. Tuan

  • Sapna Syngal

  • Andrew T. Chan

  • Beth Glenn

  • Gina Johnson

  • Yuchiao Chang

  • David A. Drew

  • Beverly Moy

  • Nicolette J. Rodriguez

  • Erica T. Warner

  • Adjoa Anyane-Yeboa

  • Chinedu Ukaegbu

  • Anjelica Q. Davis

  • Kimberly Schoolcraft

  • Susan Regan

  • Kelley Le Beaux

  • Ellen T. Lee

  • Roopa Bhat

  • Alexis Gordon

  • Linh K. Phan

  • Andrea Fernanda Cortés Chirino

  • Caylin J. Marotta

  • Rachel G. Z. Kindermann

  • Jennifer S. Haas

  • June 1, 2026

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    Colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer mortality in the US, particularly affecting underresourced populations.

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    Community health centers have lower colorectal cancer screening rates due to various patient, clinician, and health system factors.

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    Mailed outreach significantly increased colorectal cancer screening participation, with 30% of patients completing screening compared to 9.7% without outreach.

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    The CARES study compares mailed FIT outreach and FIT-DNA with patient assistance to enhance screening uptake in community health clinics.

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    Participants received mailed kits and reminders in English or Spanish, with follow-up navigation offered for those with abnormal screening results.

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Mailed Outreach for Colorectal Cancer Screening in Community Health Centers: The CARES Pragmatic Cluster

  • by Folasade P. May, Suzanne Brodney, Jessica J. Tuan, Sapna Syngal, Andrew T. Chan, Beth Glenn, Gina Johnson, Yuchiao Chang, David A. Drew, Beverly Moy, Nicolette J. Rodriguez, Erica T. Warner, Adjoa Anyane-Yeboa, Chinedu Ukaegbu, Anjelica Q. Davis, Kimberly Schoolcraft, Susan Regan, Kelley Le Beaux, Ellen T. Lee, Roopa Bhat, Alexis Gordon, Linh K. Phan, Andrea Fernanda Cortés Chirino, Caylin J. Marotta, Rachel G. Z. Kindermann, Jennifer S. Haas

  • June 1, 2026

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