COLORECTAL CANCER SCREENING PROGRAMME

Reporting year for qualitative data:

There is no policy and screening protocol for colorectal cancer screening as of 2022. Nevertheless, cancer screening activities might be conducted by NGO/Institution/Private sector.

Performance indicators
Reporting year for quantitative data:	2018
Source of quantitative data:	Demonstration project

	FIT	gFOBT	Sigmoidoscopy	Colonoscopy
Target age and regional limitation if applicable:	50-74 years
Invitation coverage (%):
Participation rate (%):
Examination coverage (%):
Completeness of data related to screening results (%):
Completeness of data related to information about attendance to colonoscopy assessment (%):
Further assessment (diagnosis colonoscopy) rate (%):	5.8
Further assessment participation rate (%):	88.8
Detection rate of adenomas (x 1000):
Detection rate of advanced adenomas (x 1000):
Detection rate of colorectal cancers (x 1000):
Positive Predictive Value of further assessment to detect adenomas (%):
Positive Predictive Value of further assessment to detect advanced adenomas (%):
Positive Predictive Value of further assessment to detect colorectal cancers (%):
More quantitative data for a pilot project (Provincia Pichincha: Both - 2019/FIT)

Check also the following factsheets: Ecuador, Breast, Cervical