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Five-year experience of organized colorectal cancer screening in a Swedish population - increased compliance with age, female gender, and subsequent screening round
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- Blom, J (author)
- Karolinska Institutet
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Inen, SK (author)
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- Hultcrantz, R (author)
- Karolinska Institutet
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- Tornberg, S (author)
- Karolinska Institutet
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- 2014-07-28
- 2014
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In: Journal of medical screening. - : SAGE Publications. - 1475-5793 .- 0969-1413. ; 21:3, s. 144-150
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- To evaluate compliance by age, gender, and screening round in the population based Stockholm/Gotland colorectal cancer screening programme. Methods All individuals aged between 60 and 69 living in the counties of Stockholm and Gotland (Sweden) have, since 2008, successively been included in a colorectal cancer screening programme using biennial faecal occult blood tests (Hemoccult®). Personal invitations including test kits have been sent to home addresses, and individuals with a positive test result have been called to a defined clinic for an assessment colonoscopy. Descriptive statistics have been used to evaluate different aspects of compliance. Results Over the five-year period 2008–2012, more than 200,000 individuals from nine different birth cohorts have been invited, with a compliance rate of approximately 60%, which increased by age, female gender, and subsequent screening round. In total, 4,300 individuals (2.1%) with positive tests were referred to assessment colonoscopy, where 213 colorectal cancers were diagnosed. The compliance with the follow-up colonoscopies varied by year, and ranged from 85.6–92.4%. Conclusion The strong organization of the programme contributed to a high compliance rate, that increased by screening round. The lower participation rate among men and among individuals at younger ages needs further attention.
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