COLORECTAL CANCER SCREENING PROGRAMME

Reporting year for qualitative data:	2021
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:	2001
Programme introduction was preceded by a pilot:	Yes, but pilot not evaluated
Screening tests provided free of charge:	Yes
Diagnostic tests provided free of charge:	No
Treatment services provided free of charge:	No
Information system and data collection
System that collects data:	Individual & Aggregated
• Identification of eligible population:	No
• Screening participation:	Individual & Aggregated
• Screening test results:	Individual & Aggregated
• Further assessment:	Aggregated
• Final pathology diagnosis:	No
• 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):	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:	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:	No
Source of the eligible individuals identified:	-
Method of invitation:	-
Screening kit included with the invitation:	-
Screen positive individuals actively contacted for further assessment:	No
Individuals with a precancer or cancer diagnosis actively contacted:	No
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:	Yes
Reference standards for performance indicators:	No
Evaluation reports published in the last five years:	No
Performance indicators
Reporting year for quantitative data:	2019
Source of quantitative data:	directly from programme

	FIT	gFOBT	Sigmoidoscopy	Colonoscopy
Target age and regional limitation if applicable:	50-74 years
Invitation coverage (%):
Participation rate (%):
Examination coverage (%):	15.7
Completeness of data related to screening results (%):	100.0
Completeness of data related to information about attendance to colonoscopy assessment (%):
Further assessment (diagnosis colonoscopy) rate (%):	27.2
Further assessment participation rate (%):
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 (Both - 2019/FIT)

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