OBJECTIVE: Cancer Care Ontario has recommended a population-based colorectal cancer
(CRC) screening program using fecal occult blood testing. Patients who test positive should …

Background & Aims: The nonmedical costs of colorectal cancer screening are unknown.
However, they might influence screening uptake and impact the cost-effectiveness of …

Background & Aims: Screening rates for colorectal cancer remain low compared with
screening rates for other cancers. The size of the unscreened population and the capacity to …

Objective To investigate overall colorectal cancer (CRC) screening rates, patterns in the use
of types of CRC screening, and sociodemographic characteristics associated with CRC …

BACKGROUND Current and pending legislation provides colorectal cancer screening
reimbursement for previously uninsured populations. Colonoscopy is currently the screening …

Introduction Implementation of population-based colorectal cancer (CRC) screening
programs should reduce disparities in participation in CRC screening. We estimated CRC …

BACKGROUND: Colorectal cancer (CRC) screening is an efficacious but underused means
to reduce the burden of CRC. Population-based CRC screening programs are currently …

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 …

Aim-To estimate the colonoscopy burden of introducing population screening for colorectal
cancer in New Zealand. Methods-Screening for colorectal cancer using biennial …

Couric Effect.” 2 Colonoscopy is also listed as 1 of 4 possible screening options in most
colorectal cancer screening guidelines 3, 4 and is considered the preferred strategy in …