[HTML][HTML] Testing the effectiveness of a general practice intervention to improve uptake of colorectal cancer screening: a randomised controlled trial

N Dodd, M Carey, E Mansfield, C Oldmeadow… - Australian and New …, 2019 - Elsevier
Objective Uptake of screening through the Australian National Bowel Cancer Screening
Program remains low. General practice guidelines support the general practitioners' role to …

Primary care endorsement letter and a patient leaflet to improve participation in colorectal cancer screening: results of a factorial randomised trial

P Hewitson, AM Ward, C Heneghan… - British journal of …, 2011 - nature.com
Background: The trial aimed to investigate whether a general practitioner's (GP) letter
encouraging participation and a more explicit leaflet explaining how to complete faecal …

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 …

What can we learn from high-performing screening programs to increase bowel cancer screening participation in Australia?

L Flander, E Dekker, B Andersen, MB Larsen… - Cancer …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Background Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the second most diagnosed cancer in men and
women and second most common cause of cancer death in Australia; Australia's CRC …

Endorsement by the primary care practitioner consistently improves participation in screening for colorectal cancer: a longitudinal analysis

IT Zajac, AH Whibley, SR Cole… - Journal of Medical …, 2010 - journals.sagepub.com
Objectives To investigate the effect of general practice (GP) and general practitioner (GPR)
endorsement for faecal occult blood test (FOBT)-based screening on maintenance of …

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 …

Evaluating the effectiveness of GP endorsement on increasing participation in the NHS Bowel Cancer Screening Programme in England: study protocol for a …

S Damery, S Smith, A Clements, R Holder, L Nichols… - Trials, 2012 - Springer
Background The success and cost-effectiveness of bowel cancer screening depends on
achieving and maintaining high screening uptake rates. The involvement of GPs in …

Colorectal cancer screening and subsequent incidence of colorectal cancer: results from the 45 and Up Study

A Steffen, MF Weber, DM Roder… - Medical Journal of …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Objective: To investigate the association of colorectal cancer (CRC) screening history and
subsequent incidence of CRC in New South Wales, Australia. Design, setting and …

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 …

Factors associated with participation in colorectal cancer screening in Australia: Results from the 45 and Up Study cohort

E He, JB Lew, S Egger, E Banks, RL Ward, V Beral… - Preventive …, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract The Australian Government's National Bowel Cancer Screening Program (NBCSP)
was introduced in 2006 to provide free home-based immunochemical faecal occult blood …