Colorectal cancer screening in the Czech Republic after the implementation of personalised invitations – preliminary results according to available data

Czech version

Authors: L. Dušek ¹; O. Májek ¹; Š. Suchánek ²; B. Seifert ³; M. Zavoral ²
Authors‘ workplace: Institut biostatistiky a analýz, LF MU, Brno ¹; Interní klinika ÚVN – VFN Praha ²; 1. LF UK, Praha ³
Published in: Gastroent Hepatol 2014; 68(5): 401-407
Category: Gastrointestinal Oncology: Original Article
doi: https://doi.org/10.14735/amgh2014401

Overview

The Czech Republic ranks among countries with the highest colorectal cancer incidence and mortality both in Europe and worldwide. The Czech colorectal screening program has sufficient capacity and is guaranteed by all relevant medical specialties, i.e., general practitioners, gastroenterologists, and gynecologists. However, current coverage of the target population reaches just 25%. In January 2014, a program of personalized invitations was launched in the Czech Republic. The project is coordinated by the Czech Ministry of Health in cooperation with the relevant expert medical societies, representatives of health care payers, and other experts nominated by the Minister of Health. This article describes the methodology of personalized invitations which has been implemented nationwide, its data background, and the preliminary results of the project from the first half of 2014, when almost one million Czech citizens were invited to the colorectal cancer screening program.

Key words:
malign tumor – colon – rectum – prevention – screening – personalized invitation

The authors declare they have no potential conflicts of interest concerning drugs, products, or services used in the study.

The Editorial Board declares that the manuscript met the ICMJE „uniform requirements“ for biomedical papers.

Submitted:
4. 9. 2014

Accepted:
3. 10. 2014

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