Colorectal cancer screening in Flanders : impact, challenges, and recommendations
Abstract: The Flemish population-based colorectal cancer (CRC) screening programme, initiated in October 2013, offers a free biennial faecal immunochemical test (FIT) to eligible individuals aged 50-74 years. This PhD research aimed to 1) Assess the programme’s impact on CRC incidence, mortality, and survival; 2) Investigate suboptimal response rates by exploring screening with outside tests, reasons for inconsistent participation, and population preferences for CRC screening; 3) Identify FIT interval cancer characteristics and explore strategies to optimize FIT cut-off and screening interval... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | doctoralThesis |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2023 |
Schlagwörter: | Human medicine |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-26696831 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | https://hdl.handle.net/10067/2013970151162165141 |