Gastroenterologie
a hepatologie

National Colorectal Cancer Screening Program in the Czech Republic - past, presence and future

Miroslav Zavoral ^{Orcid.org  1}, Štěpán Suchánek¹, Ondřej Májek ^{Orcid.org  2}, Bohumil Seifert ^{Orcid.org  3}, Ladislav Dušek ^{Orcid.org  4,2}

+ Affiliation
¹ Interní klinika 1. LF UK a ÚVN – VFN Praha
² Institut biostatistiky a analýz LF MU, Brno
³ Ústav všeobecného lékařství, 1. LF UK v Praze
⁴ Ústav zdravotnických informací a statistiky ČR, Praha

Summary

The National Colorectal Cancer Screening Program in the Czech Republic was introduced in the year 2000. Based on the screening colonoscopy database established in 2006, a precise program evaluation can be performed using internationally respected quality indicators. According to these measures, colonoscopies performed within the screening program have achieved above-average results. The main task for the future is to establish the program on the population level, so the quality can stay at a long-lasting level.

Keywords

colonoscopy, colorectal cancer, screening, occult blood

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