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Risk Factors, Screening, and Chemotherapy (Healthy People 2010 Goals met)
This model run shows the combined effect on projected CRC mortality
through 2020 if the Healthy People 2010 objectives for both risk factors and
screening are achieved; and if optimistic but realistic chemotherapy
goals are achieved. Healthy People 2010 does not include objectives for chemotherapy.
- Risk factors with specific HP 2010
objectives include: smoking status, obesity, physical activity, fruit and
vegetable intake, and multivitamin use.
- Screening tests with HP 2010 objectives are Fecal Occult
Blood Test (FOBT) and Endoscopy (Sigmoidoscopy or Colonoscopy).
- Chemotherapy is modeled based on two assumptions:
in every case treated, the best currently available treatment
is used; and chemotherapy is given to all who would potentially
benefit from it.
See Projection
Scenarios for
the model inputs for each scenario.