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Country fact sheet: United Kingdom (England) England / (Index year: 2013) / Women

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

Interval

Screening interval (months) 0 24 24 24 24 24 24

Population (personally invited)

Target population 1 558 310 1 517 232 1 465 032 1 092 832 935 609 6 569 015
Annual target population 779 155 758 616 732 516 546 416 467 805 3 284 508
Person invited 158 882 419 676 349 92 1 996 310
Invitation coverage (%) 0.0 116.3 92.3 80.0 0.0 60.8

Examinations

Person screened 76 502 478 404 052 243 963 33 1 150 602
Examination coverage rate (%) 48.1 56.9 59.7 55.8 35.9 57.6

Result (All tests in the invitation cohort)

Positive 1 6 867 5 722 4 223 16 813
Negative 75 495 611 398 330 239 740 33 1 133 789
Inadequate
Referral for further assessment (%) 1.3 1.4 1.4 1.7 1.5

Further assessment (all positive)

Done 1 5 810 4 735 3 350 13 896
Not done 1 057 987 873 2 917
Further assessment participation rate (%) 100.0 84.6 82.8 79.3 82.7

Outcome

Incomplete colonoscopy
No lesion 1 552 1 001 667 3 220
Adenomas (all) 1 737 1 497 1 137 4 371
Advanced adenomas 320 324 243 887
Colorectal cancers 329 350 298 977
Other lesions 1 2 012 1 710 1 122 4 845