COLORECTAL CANCER SCREENING PROGRAMME

Reporting year for qualitative data:	2020
Source of qualitative data:	Directly from Programme

Organization of screening
An individual/team/institution responsible to coordinate the programme:	Yes
Dedicated budget for screening programme:	Yes
Documented cancer screening policy:	Yes
Nature of documentation of the policy:	Notification
Year programme was initiated:	2006
Programme introduction was preceded by a pilot:	Yes, pilot evaluated and report published
Screening tests provided free of charge:	Yes
Diagnostic tests provided free of charge:	Yes
Treatment services provided free of charge:	No
Information system and data collection
System that collects data:	Individual & Aggregated
• Identification of eligible population:	Individual
• Screening participation:	Individual & Aggregated
• Screening test results:	Individual & Aggregated
• Further assessment:	Individual & Aggregated
• Final pathology diagnosis:	Individual & Aggregated
• Cancer staging:	No
• Treatment:	No
The information system exists at national or sub-national level:	Individual: National Aggregated: National
The information system collects data outside the programme (opportunistic screening/private sector):	Yes
Cancer screening data is linked with population-based cancer registry (PBCR):	Yes
Screening protocol
A screening protocol or guideline:	Yes
Year of published/updated protocol:	2017
Target age (min-max) and screening interval [months] for each test:	FIT (50-74 years / [24 months])
Invitations for screening and further assessment
Initiatives to create population awareness by the Health Ministry/Health Authority:	Mass media campaign Small media campaign
Invitations to eligible population:	Yes
Source of the eligible individuals identified:	Other
Method of invitation:	Letter
Screening kit included with the invitation:	Yes
Screen positive individuals actively contacted for further assessment:	Yes
Individuals with a precancer or cancer diagnosis actively contacted:	No
Quality Assurance (QA) of screening activities
Documented standard operating procedure/policy for QA:	Yes
An individual/team/institution responsible for QA:	Yes
Accreditation of endoscopy units:	Yes
Accreditation of pathology services:	Yes
Documented performance indicators:	Yes
Reference standards for performance indicators:	No
Evaluation reports published in the last five years:	Yes
Performance indicators
Reporting year for quantitative data:	2018
Source of quantitative data:	directly from programme

	FIT	gFOBT	Sigmoidoscopy	Colonoscopy
Target age and regional limitation if applicable:	50-74
Invitation coverage (%):	100.0
Participation rate (%):	42.3
Examination coverage (%):	42.3
Completeness of data related to screening results (%):	100.0
Completeness of data related to information about attendance to colonoscopy assessment (%):	100.0
Further assessment (diagnosis colonoscopy) rate (%):	7.31
Further assessment participation rate (%):	65.5
Detection rate of adenomas (x 1000):	3.0
Detection rate of advanced adenomas (x 1000):	2.7
Detection rate of colorectal cancers (x 1000):	0.2
Positive Predictive Value of further assessment to detect adenomas (%):	6.30
Positive Predictive Value of further assessment to detect advanced adenomas (%):	5.65
Positive Predictive Value of further assessment to detect colorectal cancers (%):	0.49
More quantitative data (Male - 2018/FIT)
More quantitative data (Women - 2018/FIT)

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