Abstract Background: ColonCancerCheck (CCC), Canada's first province-wide colorectal
cancer screening program, was publicly launched in Ontario in April 2008. The objective of …

Background: Screening is effective in reducing colorectal cancer mortality. Recommended
colorectal cancer screening options include a home fecal occult blood test (FOBT) or …

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 …

Background: Participation in screening tests for colorectal cancer (CRC) is generally low in
Ontario, Canada. In addition, inequities in participation exist including lower participation …

BACKGROUND Colorectal cancer remains the second leading cause of cancer‐related
deaths among US men and women. Screening rates have been slow to increase, and …

Background: Early implementation of programmatic colorectal cancer (CRC) screening for
average-risk individuals 50–74 years of age in Canada has used fecal occult blood tests …

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

CMAJ• JAN. 21, 2003; 168 (2) 179 adequate infrastructure and quality assurance by several
groups who have endorsed FOB testing1, 2, 10, 11 is well founded. If we use the results of …

Evidence-based US colorectal cancer screening guidelines include annual fecal occult
blood test (FOBT) screening, either alone or in combination with flexible sigmoidoscopy …

Background: Evaluating trends in colorectal cancer (CRC) screening use is critical for
understanding screening implementation, and whether population groups targeted for …