Colon cancer is the second leading cause of cancer deaths in the United States.
Experts recommend colon cancer screening for adults older than 50 years of age. However, fewer than one third of adults get screened for colon cancer. To be in the study, patients had to have no personal or family history of colon cancer and no recent colon cancer screening. The researchers randomly assigned patients to one of two situations. Before the visit, patients watched an 11-minute video about colon cancer screening.