First results of the Flemish colorectal cancer screening programâ¯: start-up- period late 2013.
Acta Gastroenterol Belg
; 79(3): 421-428, 2016.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND AND AIMS:
Investigation of the first participation rate and follow-up results of the Flemish colorectal cancer screening program. PATIENTS ANDMETHODS:
In 2013 five age cohorts with an even age between 66 and 74 year old (n=243 335) were invited by mail to return a completed iFOBT. Participants who tested positive (≥75ng/ml) were referred to a follow-up colonoscopy.RESULTS:
Participation rate was 48.4% (n=117 774). Overall positivity rate was 10.1%, and 78.1% of those tested positive underwent a colonoscopy. The positive predictive value of colonoscopy for CRC was 8.2%, for advanced adenoma 16.9% and for non-advanced adenoma 36.5%.CONCLUSIONS:
Based on the EU-guidelines 35% was expected as participation for a first screening round, thus a participation rate of 48.4% is more than acceptable for a first screening year. The high positivity rate can partly be explained by including only the older ages in the start-up-period and by the first year of mass screening in Flanders. (Acta gastroenterol. belg., 2016, 79, 421-428).
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Neoplasias Colorretais
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Detecção Precoce de Câncer
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2016
Tipo de documento:
Article