Bowel cancer screening age range for Maori: what is all the fuss about?
N Z Med J
; 134(1535): 71-77, 2021 05 21.
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ABSTRACT
The current New Zealand Bowel Screening Programme (BSP) is inequitable. At present, just over half of bowel cancers in Maori present before the age of 60 years (58% in females and 52% in males), whereas just under a third of bowel cancers in non-Maori are diagnosed before the same age (27% in females and 29% in males). The argument for extending the bowel screening age range down to 50 years for Maori is extremely simple-in comparison to non-Maori, a greater percentage of bowel cancers in Maori occur before the age of 60 years (when screening starts). Commencing the BSP at 50 years of age for Maori with high coverage will help fix this inequity. In this paper we review the current epidemiology of colorectal cancer with respect to the age range extension for Maori.
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Assunto principal:
Neoplasias do Colo
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Havaiano Nativo ou Outro Ilhéu do Pacífico
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Disparidades em Assistência à Saúde
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Detecção Precoce de Câncer
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2021
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Article