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Country fact sheet: Italy (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) 24 24 24 24 0 0 24

Population (personally invited)

Target population 2 185 081 1 961 452 1 891 213 1 713 793 7 751 539
Annual target population 1 092 541 980 726 945 607 856 897 3 875 771
Person invited 641 989 509 381 550 608 520 061 2 222 039
Invitation coverage (%) 58.8 51.9 58.2 60.7 57.3

Examinations (All tests in the year)

Person screened 287 942 242 338 276 695 255 763 5 909 1 068 647
Examination coverage rate (%) 26.4 24.7 29.3 29.8 27.6

Result (All tests in the year)

Positive 9 604 8 924 11 825 13 288 43 641
Negative 278 338 233 414 264 870 242 475 1 019 097
Inadequate 5 909 5 909
Referral for further assessment (%) 3.3 3.7 4.3 5.2 4.1

Further assessment (all positive)

Done 7 693 7 058 9 012 9 709 33 472
Not done 1 911 1 866 2 813 3 579 10 169
Further assessment participation rate (%) 80.1 79.1 76.2 73.1 76.7

Outcome

Incomplete colonoscopy 695 611 853 897 3 056
No lesion 4 723 4 179 4 897 5 215 19 014
Adenomas (all) 2 092 2 069 2 949 3 249 10 359
Advanced adenomas 1 130 1 037 1 483 1 631 5 281
Colorectal cancers 183 199 313 348 1 043
Other lesions