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First results of the Flemish colorectal cancer screening program : start-up-period late 2013

Sarah Hoeck, Sarah Pringels, Eliane Kellen, Koen Van Herck (UGent) , Patrick Martens, Erik Van Limbergen, Julie Francart and Guido Van Hal
(2016) ACTA GASTRO-ENTEROLOGICA BELGICA. 79(4). p.421-428
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Background & study aims : Investigation of the first participation rate and follow-up results of the Flemish colorectal cancer screening program. Patients & methods : In 2013 five age cohorts with an even age between 66 and 74 year old (n = 243 335) were invited by mail to return a completed iFOBT. Participants who tested positive (>= 75ng/ml) were referred to a follow-up colonoscopy. Results : Participation rate was 48.4% (n = 117 774). Overall positivity rate was 10.1%, and 78.1% of those tested positive underwent a colonoscopy. The positive predictive value of colonoscopy for CRC was 8.2%, for advanced adenoma 16.9% and for non-advanced adenoma 36.5%. Conclusion : Based on the EU-guidelines 35% was expected as participation for a first screening round, thus a participation rate of 48.4% is more than acceptable for a first screening year. The high positivity rate can partly be explained by including only the older ages in the start-up-period and by the first year of mass screening in Flanders.
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OCCULT BLOOD-TEST, IMMUNOCHEMICAL TEST, INVITATION STRATEGIES, COST-EFFECTIVENESS, REPORTED BARRIERS, RANDOMIZED-TRIAL, PILOT PROGRAM, MIXED-METHODS, LOW-INCOME, POPULATION, colorectal cancer, screening, prevention, immunochemical faecal occult, blood test (iFOBT), participation, Flanders

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MLA
Hoeck, Sarah, et al. “First Results of the Flemish Colorectal Cancer Screening Program : Start-up-Period Late 2013.” ACTA GASTRO-ENTEROLOGICA BELGICA, vol. 79, no. 4, 2016, pp. 421–28.
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Hoeck, S., Pringels, S., Kellen, E., Van Herck, K., Martens, P., Van Limbergen, E., … Van Hal, G. (2016). First results of the Flemish colorectal cancer screening program : start-up-period late 2013. ACTA GASTRO-ENTEROLOGICA BELGICA, 79(4), 421–428.
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Hoeck, Sarah, Sarah Pringels, Eliane Kellen, Koen Van Herck, Patrick Martens, Erik Van Limbergen, Julie Francart, and Guido Van Hal. 2016. “First Results of the Flemish Colorectal Cancer Screening Program : Start-up-Period Late 2013.” ACTA GASTRO-ENTEROLOGICA BELGICA 79 (4): 421–28.
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Hoeck, Sarah, Sarah Pringels, Eliane Kellen, Koen Van Herck, Patrick Martens, Erik Van Limbergen, Julie Francart, and Guido Van Hal. 2016. “First Results of the Flemish Colorectal Cancer Screening Program : Start-up-Period Late 2013.” ACTA GASTRO-ENTEROLOGICA BELGICA 79 (4): 421–428.
Vancouver
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Hoeck S, Pringels S, Kellen E, Van Herck K, Martens P, Van Limbergen E, et al. First results of the Flemish colorectal cancer screening program : start-up-period late 2013. ACTA GASTRO-ENTEROLOGICA BELGICA. 2016;79(4):421–8.
IEEE
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S. Hoeck et al., “First results of the Flemish colorectal cancer screening program : start-up-period late 2013,” ACTA GASTRO-ENTEROLOGICA BELGICA, vol. 79, no. 4, pp. 421–428, 2016.
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Results : Participation rate was 48.4% (n = 117 774). Overall positivity rate was 10.1%, and 78.1% of those tested positive underwent a colonoscopy. The positive predictive value of colonoscopy for CRC was 8.2%, for advanced adenoma 16.9% and for non-advanced adenoma 36.5%. 
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