Results of the FIT-based National Colorectal Cancer Screening Program in Slovenia

Results of the FIT-based National Colorectal Cancer Screening Program in Slovenia

BACKGROUND:Colorectal cancer (CRC) is one of the most common malignancies in the western world. OBJECTIVE:We aimed to assess the first round of fecal immunochemical test (FIT)-based National CRC screening program (NCSP). METHODS:In the NCSP conducted in Slovenia, a FIT and colonoscopy for those test...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of clinical gastroenterology 2017-07, Vol.51 (6), p.e52-e59
Hauptverfasser: Tepeš, Bojan, Bracko, Matej, Novak Mlakar, Dominika, Stefanovic, Milan, Stabuc, Borut, Frkovic Grazio, Snjezana, Maucec Zakotnik, Jozica
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Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Adenoma - diagnosis
Adenoma - epidemiology
Adenoma - surgery
Aged
Colonoscopy - methods
Colorectal Neoplasms - diagnosis
Colorectal Neoplasms - epidemiology
Colorectal Neoplasms - surgery
Early Detection of Cancer - methods
Feces
Female
Humans
Immunochemistry
Male
Mass Screening - methods
Middle Aged
Patient Compliance
Slovenia - epidemiology
Treatment Outcome
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Zusammenfassung:BACKGROUND:Colorectal cancer (CRC) is one of the most common malignancies in the western world. OBJECTIVE:We aimed to assess the first round of fecal immunochemical test (FIT)-based National CRC screening program (NCSP). METHODS:In the NCSP conducted in Slovenia, a FIT and colonoscopy for those tested positive was used. The NCSP central unit sent 536,709 invitations to Slovenian residents age 50 to 69 years old between 2009 and 2011. The adherence rate was 56.9% (303,343 participants). FIT was positive in 6.2% (15,310) of the participants (men, 7.8%; women, 5.0%; P
ISSN:0192-0790
1539-2031
DOI:10.1097/MCG.0000000000000662