Key Findings from Research: Mortality from Colorectal Cancer Decreases with Screenings in Occupational Health Exams

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• Personal Author:
  Cloeren, Marianne ; Dement, John M. ; Ghorbanpoor, Kian ; Almashat, Sammy ; Grier, William ; Quinn, Patricia ; Cranford, Kim ; Chen, Anna ; Haas, Scott ; Ringen, Knut
• Corporate Authors:
  CPWR-The Center for Construction Research and Training
• Description:
  The Building Trades National Medical Screening Program (BTMed), managed by CPWR, provides health examinations for construction workers employed at U.S. Department of Energy nuclear weapons facilities. After an initial exam, BTMed participants can return for a re-exam every three years. Colorectal cancer (CRC) screening is offered on all exams, and BTMed follows the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommendations for screening eligibility and methods. BTMed has used three different types of tests since it first offered CRC screening: from 1998 to 2008, the guaiac fecal occult blood test (gFOBT); from 2009 to 2015, the fecal occult blood detection by high-sensitivity guaiac (HS-gFOBT); and since 2015, the fecal immunochemical test (FIT). All three require participants to self-collect stool samples. This study examined 26,922 BTMed participants-23,452 of whom received an exam and a work history interview and 3,470 who only had an interview. Of those who had an exam, 20,038 received the CRC screening. Read the abstract: https://bit.ly/4iVQsCw. Description provided by NIOSH
• Subjects:
  • Colorectal Neoplasms
  • Construction
  • Neoplasms
  • Occupational Health
  • Safety
• Keywords:
  • Construction workers
  • Mortality rates
  • Epidemiology
  • Medical screening
  • Colorectal cancer
  • Clinical tests
• Series:
  CPWR - Center for Construction Research and Training Publications
• Subseries:
  Key Findings from Research
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Abstract
• Place as Subject:
  Maryland ; Philadelphia Region OSHA
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1 pdf page
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20071799
• Citation:
  Key findings from research. Silver Spring, MD: CPWR-The Center for Construction Research and Training, 2026 Mar; :1
• Email:
  mcloeren@som.umaryland.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2026
• NORA Priority Area:
  Construction
• Performing Organization:
  CPWR - The Center for Construction Research and Training, Silver Spring, Maryland
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  2009/09/01
• End Date:
  2024/08/31
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/260023/cdc_260023_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 40.27 KB]
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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