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Country fact sheet: Panama
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: | No |
Documented cancer screening policy: | Yes |
Nature of documentation of the policy: | Notification |
Year programme was initiated: | - |
Programme introduction was preceded by a pilot: | No |
Screening tests provided free of charge: | No |
Diagnostic tests provided free of charge: | No |
Treatment services provided free of charge: | No |
Information system and data collection | |
System that collects data: | Aggregated |
• Identification of eligible population: | - |
• Screening participation: | Aggregated |
• Screening test results: | Aggregated |
• Further assessment: | Aggregated |
• Final pathology diagnosis: | Aggregated |
• Cancer staging: | Aggregated |
• Treatment: | Aggregated |
The information system exists at national or sub-national level: | Individual: Unknown Aggregated: National |
The information system collects data outside the programme (opportunistic screening/private sector): | Cannot differentiate |
Cancer screening data is linked with population-based cancer registry (PBCR): | No |
Screening protocol | |
A screening protocol or guideline: | Yes |
Year of published/updated protocol: | 2018 |
Target age (min-max) and screening interval [months] for each test: | gFOBT (≥55 years / [12 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 One-on-one education |
Invitations to eligible population: | No |
Source of the eligible individuals identified: | - |
Method of invitation: | - |
Screening kit included with the invitation: | - |
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: | No |
An individual/team/institution responsible for QA: | No |
Accreditation of endoscopy units: | No |
Accreditation of pathology services: | No |
Documented performance indicators: | No |
Reference standards for performance indicators: | - |
Evaluation reports published in the last five years: | No |
Performance indicators | |
Reporting year for quantitative data: | No data currently available |
Check also the following factsheets: Panama, Breast, Cervical