Colorectal cancer screening / Australian Health Technology Advisory Committee
- Bib ID:
- 297195
- Format:
- Book
- Author:
- Australian Health Technology Advisory Committee
- Description:
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- Canberra : Commonwealth Dept. of Health & Family Services, 1997
- xiv, 147 p. ; 30 cm.
- ISBN:
- 0642272891
- Summary:
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The report outlines the requirements, goals and objectives of any organised screening program and in doing so, highlights particular issues that need to be investigated through pilot and screening studies for CRC, before any final decision can be made about CRC screening in the Australian context.
- Full contents:
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- Executive summary and recommendations
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Ethical considerations
- 3. The magnitude of the problem
- 3.1. Incidence and mortality
- 3.2. Natural history of colorectal cancer
- 4. Current attitudes and practices
- 4.1. Introduction
- 4.2. Coverage of CRC screening in the public media
- 4.3. Coverage of CRC screening in the medical media
- 4.4. Public submissions to this document
- 4.5. Screening awareness and activity
- 4.6. Attitudes, beliefs, perceptions and screening behaviour
- 4.7. Other factors influencing screening participation
- 4.8. Knowledge, attitudes and practice among health care professionals
- 5. International and national positions on screening
- 5.1. Published positions, policies and guidelines from overseas
- 5.2. CRC screening programs in other countries
- 5.3 Australian published positions, policies and guidelines
- 5.4. Australian projects in colorectal cancer screening
- 6. Primary prevention
- 6.1. Overview
- 6.2. Diet and CRC risk
- 6.3. Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and CRC risk
- 6.4. Lifestyle and CRC risk
- 7. Screening based on faecal occult blood testing
- 7.1. What is a faecal occult blood test?
- 7.2. The range of tests available
- 7.3. Randomised controlled trials of FOBT screening
- 7.4. Non-randomised controlled trials
- 7.5. Case-control studies
- 7.6. Follow-up of FOBT-positive screening participants
- 8. Other potential screening tools
- 8.1. Sigmoidoscopy
- 8.2. Colonoscopy
- 8.3. Barium enema
- 8.4. Genetic testing
- 8.5. Other screening tests
- 9. People at increased risk of colorectal cancer
- 9.1. Family history of colorectal cancer
- 9.2. Family history of colorectal adenoma
- 9.3. Individuals with adenoma
- 9.4. Past history of colorectal cancer
- 9.5. Chronic inflammatory bowel disease
- 10. Economic implications of screening for colorectal cancer
- 10.1. Introduction
- 10.2. Which screening options should be evaluated?
- 10.3. The screening pathway
- 10.4. Critical appraisal of published cost-effectiveness studies
- 10.5. Financial implications for Australia
- 11. Conclusions and recommendations
- 11.1. Introduction
- 11.2. Establishment of pilot and feasibility studies
- 11.3. Organisational issues
- Figures.ion
- Notes:
- Bibliography: p. 125-147.
- Subject:
- Other authors/contributors:
- Australia. Department of Health and Family Services
- Terms of Use:
- Commonwealth of Australia 1997.
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