Colorectal cancer screening and familial risk: a survey of internal medicine residents' knowledge and practice patterns.

Objective: Risk stratification is essential to the appropriate use of colorectal cancer screening recommendations. The principal objective of this study was to assess the knowledge and screening behavior of internal medicine (IM) residents regarding familial colorectal cancer.

Methods: We conducted a survey of IM residents in their second and third year of postgraduate training from two university-based programs (n = 127).

Family history and colorectal cancer screening: a survey of physician knowledge and practice patterns.

Objectives: Risk stratification is essential to effective implementation of colorectal cancer (CRC) screening strategies. The objectives of this study were to assess and compare the current knowledge and practice patterns of gastroenterologists and primary care physicians regarding familial risk of CRC.

Methods: We conducted a survey of regional gastroenterologists and a sample of university- and community-based primary care physicians.