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Country fact sheet: Canada (New Brunswick)
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: | Recommendation |
| Year programme was initiated: | 2014 |
| Programme introduction was preceded by a pilot: | No |
| Screening tests provided free of charge: | Yes |
| Diagnostic tests provided free of charge: | Yes |
| Treatment services provided free of charge: | Yes |
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: | Individual & Aggregated |
| • Treatment: | No |
| The information system exists at national or sub-national level: | Individual: Sub-national Aggregated: Sub-national |
| The information system collects data outside the programme (opportunistic screening/private sector): | No |
| 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: | 2019 |
| 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 Group education Dedicated website Social media platform |
| Invitations to eligible population: | Yes |
| Source of the eligible individuals identified: | Population register |
| Method of invitation: | Letter |
| Screening kit included with the invitation: | No |
| Screen positive individuals actively contacted for further assessment: | Yes |
| Individuals with a precancer or cancer diagnosis actively contacted: | Yes |
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: | Yes |
| Evaluation reports published in the last five years: | No |
Sub-national data is available for: • Alberta (2020) • Manitoba (2020) • New Brunswick (2020) • Newfoundland and Labrador (2020) • Northwest Territories (2020) • Nova Scotia (2021) • Ontario (2020) • Prince Edward Island (2020) • Quebec (2020) • Saskatchewan (2020) • Yukon (2020) | |
Performance indicators | |
| Reporting year for quantitative data: | No data currently available |
Check also the following factsheets: Canada, Breast, Cervical