Colorectal cancer screening: the effectiveness of education on its barriers and acceptability

ASC Foo, JJP Thia, ZP Ng, NP Fong… - Asia Pacific Journal of …, 2012 - journals.sagepub.com
To assess the awareness and acceptability of colorectal cancer (CRC) screening in
noncompliant Singaporeans and to determine if their barriers can be overcome by …

A comparison of colorectal neoplasia screening tests: a multicentre community‐based study of the impact of consumer choice

GM Forbes, RM Mendelson, JT Edwards… - Medical Journal of …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
Objective: International guidelines and local practices for colorectal cancer screening
suggest an important role for several different screening tests, and for consumer choice. We …

Population‐based screening for colorectal cancer: Australian research and implementation

GP Young - Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Australia is one of the first countries in the world to implement an organized whole‐of‐
population screening program for colorectal cancer (CRC). Australians have made broad …

The view from two sides: a qualitative study of community and medical perspectives on screening for colorectal cancer using FOBT

AM Clavarino, M Janda, KL Hughes, C Del Mar… - Preventive …, 2004 - Elsevier
Background. Population-wide screening for people at average risk of colorectal cancer
(CRC) by faecal occult blood test (FOBT) is under consideration in Australia. Methods …

The implementation of colorectal cancer screening interventions in low-and middle-income countries: a scoping review

D Schliemann, K Ramanathan, N Matovu, C O'Neill… - Bmc Cancer, 2021 - Springer
Background Low-and middle-income countries (LMICs) experienced increasing rates of
colorectal cancer (CRC) incidence in the last decade and lower 5-year survival rates …

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 …

Colorectal cancer test use from the 2005 National Health Interview Survey

JA Shapiro, LC Seeff, TD Thompson, MR Nadel… - … Biomarkers & Prevention, 2008 - AACR
Background: Screening is effective in reducing colorectal cancer mortality. Recommended
colorectal cancer screening options include a home fecal occult blood test (FOBT) or …

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 …

Participation rates for organized colorectal cancer screening programmes: an international comparison

C Klabunde, J Blom, JL Bulliard… - Journal of medical …, 2015 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective Participation, an indicator of screening programme acceptance and effectiveness,
varies widely in clinical trials and population-based colorectal cancer (CRC) screening …

[HTML][HTML] Fecal occult blood screening for colorectal cancer: open issues

C La Vecchia - Annals of oncology, 2002 - Elsevier
Data from seven case–control and—mainly—three randomized clinical trials consistently
indicate that biennial fecal occult blood screening (FOBT) can reduce colorectal cancer …