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coloWeb (Ruffin)

PI: Mack T. Ruffin IV, MD
affiliation: University of Michigan Medical School
topic: cancer prevention, colorectal cancer, screening, informed decision making, risk assessment, decision aid, preference tool, Internet, web
medium: Internet
audience: adults 50 and older who need to be screened for colorectal cancer
grant: Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening
sponsor: Michigan Department of Community Health
number: n/a
dates: 2000-10-01 - 2003-09-30

coloWeb (Ruffin)
This study will develop and test the efficacy of a multimedia decision aid that addresses the facts and myths about colorectal cancer, identifies the risk factors for colorectal cancer, and reviews the options for colorectal screening. Work for the development on this web-based decision aid is based on results from the coloWeb (Katz) project.