Colorectal Cancer Prevention in Europe: Burden of disease and status of screening programs
Menée à partir des données des registres européens des cancers, cette étude analyse pour l'année 2013 l'incidence du cancer colorectal dans les 28 pays membres de l'Union Européenne et fait le point sur les différentes stratégies de dépistage mises en œuvre
Colorectal cancer is a major public health challenge worldwide. In Europe it is the first malignancy in terms of incidence and the second in terms of mortality in both genders.
Despite evidence indicating that removal of premalignant and early-stage cancer lesion scan greatly reduce mortality, remarkable differences are still found among countries both in terms of organized screening programs and of the tests used.
In 2003 the European Council recommended that priority be given to activation of organized cancer screening programs, and various States have been making significant efforts to adopt effective prevention programs with international quality standards and centralizing screening organization and result evaluation.
After a 2008 EU report on the state of screening program activation highlighted that little more than 50% (12/22) of Member States had colorectal cancer screening programs, screening programs have been adopted or earlier pilot projects have been extended nationwide.
This paper examines the state of activation and the screening strategies of colorectal cancer screening programs in EU States as of July 2013.
Preventive Medicine , résumé, 2013