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Country fact sheet: Canada (Ontario) Ontario / (Index year: 2018) / Women

Age group 50-54 55-59 60-64 65-69 70-74 75-79 Age unknown Total

Interval

Screening interval (months) 24 24 24 24 24
Target population 384 131 306 469 244 914 198 360 155 138 1 289 012
Annual target population 192 066 153 235 122 457 99 180 77 569 644 507
Person screened 66 455 60 189 52 801 46 098 33 540 259 083
Examination coverage rate (%) 34.6 39.3 43.1 46.5 43.2 40.2

Result (All tests in the year)

Positive 2 389 1 930 1 689 1 675 1 199 8 882
Negative 58 722 53 461 47 024 40 763 29 375 229 345
Inadequate 2 528 2 244 1 907 1 724 1 368 9 771
Referral for further assessment (%) 3.9 3.5 3.5 3.9 3.9 3.7

Further assessment (all positive)

Done 1 994 1 593 1 392 1 341 945 7 265
Not done 395 337 297 334 254 1 617
Further assessment participation rate (%) 83.5 82.5 82.4 80.1 78.8 81.8

Outcome

Incomplete colonoscopy
No lesion
Adenomas (all)
Advanced adenomas
Colorectal cancers 45 49 59 66 61 280
Other lesions