NIU Ph.D. Candidate Leads National Study on Colorectal Cancer Screening Disparities, Published in JAMA
May 20, 2026
May 20, 2026
DEKALB, Illinois, May 20 -- Northern Illinois University issued the following news:
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Research Drives Screening
Alyssa Harris, Ph.D. in Health Sciences candidate at Northern Illinois University, was the lead author of "Facility-Based Uptake of Colorectal Cancer Screening in 45- to 49-Year-Olds After US Guideline Changes." The study, which included NIU Professor M. Courtney Hughes as senior author, was recently published in the Journal of the A . . .
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Research Drives Screening
Alyssa Harris, Ph.D. in Health Sciences candidate at Northern Illinois University, was the lead author of "Facility-Based Uptake of Colorectal Cancer Screening in 45- to 49-Year-Olds After US Guideline Changes." The study, which included NIU Professor M. Courtney Hughes as senior author, was recently published in the Journal of the A . . .