Addition of Financial Incentives to Mailed Outreach for Promoting Colorectal Cancer Screening

Importance

Although screening decreases incidence of and mortality from colorectal cancer (CRC), screening rates are low. Health-promoting financial incentives may increase uptake of cancer screening.

Objective

To evaluate the relative and absolute benefit associated with adding financial incentives to the uptake of CRC screening.

Data Sources

PubMed, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, and Web of Science...