Screening rates for colorectal cancer in Canada: a cross-sectional study

H Singh, CN Bernstein, JN Samadder… - … Association Open Access …, 2015 - cmajopen.ca
Introduction Implementation of population-based colorectal cancer (CRC) screening
programs should reduce disparities in participation in CRC screening. We estimated CRC …

Trends and inequities in colorectal cancer screening participation in Ontario, Canada, 2005–2011

GN Honein-AbouHaidar, NN Baxter, R Moineddin… - Cancer …, 2013 - Elsevier
Background: Participation in screening tests for colorectal cancer (CRC) is generally low in
Ontario, Canada. In addition, inequities in participation exist including lower participation …

Longitudinal rates of colon cancer screening use in Winnipeg, Canada: the experience of a universal health-care system with an organized colon screening program

KM Decker, AA Demers, Z Nugent… - Official journal of the …, 2015 - journals.lww.com
OBJECTIVES: We examined trends in colorectal cancer (CRC) screening (fecal occult blood
test (FOBT), colonoscopy, and flexible sigmoidoscopy (FS)) and differences in CRC …

Trends in colorectal cancer test use among vulnerable populations in the United States

CN Klabunde, KA Cronin, N Breen, WR Waldron… - … Biomarkers & Prevention, 2011 - AACR
Background: Evaluating trends in colorectal cancer (CRC) screening use is critical for
understanding screening implementation, and whether population groups targeted for …

A population-based estimate of the extent of colorectal cancer screening in Ontario

L Rabeneck, LF Paszat - Official journal of the American College of …, 2004 - journals.lww.com
METHODS We identified an inception cohort of all residents of Ontario aged 50–59 on
January 1, 1995, without a previous history of CRC or large-bowel evaluation by five tests or …

Equity and practice issues in colorectal cancer screening: Mixed-methods study

S Buchman, L Rozmovits, RH Glazier - Canadian Family Physician, 2016 - cfp.ca
Objective To investigate overall colorectal cancer (CRC) screening rates, patterns in the use
of types of CRC screening, and sociodemographic characteristics associated with CRC …

Potential impact of population-based colorectal cancer screening in Canada

WM Flanagan, C Le Petit, JM Berthelot… - Health Promotion …, 2003 - search.proquest.com
Randomized controlled trials (RCT) have shown the efficacy of screening for colorectal
cancer (CRC) using the fecal occult blood test (FOBT) and follow-up with colonoscopy. We …

Ontario's ColonCancerCheck: results from Canada's first province-wide colorectal cancer screening program

L Rabeneck, JM Tinmouth, LF Paszat, NN Baxter… - … , biomarkers & prevention, 2014 - AACR
Abstract Background: ColonCancerCheck (CCC), Canada's first province-wide colorectal
cancer screening program, was publicly launched in Ontario in April 2008. The objective of …

[HTML][HTML] Effectiveness of an organized colorectal cancer screening program on increasing adherence in asymptomatic average-risk Canadians

TJ Charters, EC Strumpf, MJ Sewitch - BMC health services research, 2013 - Springer
Background Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the third most commonly diagnosed cancer and
second highest cause of cancer-related mortality in Canada. Despite the availability of …

[PDF][PDF] Colorectal cancer screening in Canada: results of a national survey

MJ Sewitch, C Fournier, A Ciampi, A Dyachenko - Chronic Dis Can, 2008 - phac-aspc.gc.ca
Canadian guidelines recommend colorectal-cancer (CRC) screening for individuals aged
50 to 74 years. The study objective was to estimate rates of CRC screening according to …