PURPOSE There is currently too few endoscopists to enact a national colorectal cancer
screening program with colonoscopy. Primary care physicians could play an important role …

Background Rising colorectal cancer (CRC) screening rates in the last decade are
attributable almost entirely to increased colonoscopy use. Little is known about factors …

Background This study aims to assess the rate at which screening colonoscopy is performed
on patients younger or older than the age range specified in national guidelines, or at …

Several barriers to colorectal cancer screening have been identified including limited access
to trained endoscopists and highlight insufficient capacity to meet projected demand for …

BACKGROUND: Universal access to medical procedures is deemed an advantage of the
Canadian health care system. The purposes of this prospective study were to determine the …

BACKGROUND: Screening for colorectal cancer (CRC) has been shown to decrease
mortality. OBJECTIVE: To examine determinants associated with having (1) a screening …

Results: 2731 asymptomatic persons (12.0% of the target population) registered with and
were eligible to take part in the screening program. Access to information and a positive …

Objective The preferred method for screening asymptomatic people for colorectal cancer
(CRC) is colonoscopy, according to the new American guidelines. The aim of our study was …

Background: A major health priority is to increase colorectal cancer screening, and
colonoscopy has become an increasingly important method of screening. The Medicare …

Colonoscopy was first discussed as a screening test for individuals at average risk for
colorectal cancer in 1988. 1 Since then, there has been slowly but steadily increasing …