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World J Gastroenterol. Jun 14, 2014; 20(22): 6786-6808
Published online Jun 14, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i22.6786
Table 1 Characteristics of some colorectal cancer screening programs worldwide
CountryTestPeriodicityTarget population (age)Year2
Germany1FOBTAnnual50-541971
FOBT or CSBiennial/Every 10 yr≥ 55
ItalyFOBTBiennial50-69/741982
FSOnce-only58-60
IsraelFOBTAnnual50-74early 1990s
JapanFOBTAnnual≥ 401992
United States1FOBTAnnual50-751994
FS/FOBTEvery 5/Every 3 yr
CSEvery 10 yr
TaiwanFOBTBiennial50-691995
SpainFOBTBiennial50-692000
Poland1CSPeriodic50-662000
Czech Republic1FOBTAnnual50-542000
FOBT/CSBiennial/Every 10 yr≥ 55
FranceFOBTBiennial50-742002
FinlandFOBTBiennial60-692004
South KoreaFOBTAnnual≥ 502004
Latvia1FOBTAnnual≥ 502005
AustraliaFOBTBiennial55-742002
EnglandFOBTBiennial50-742006
The NetherlandsFOBTBiennial60-692006
Canada2007
OntarioFOBTBiennial≥ 50
ManitobaFOBTBiennial50-74
CroatiaFOBTBiennial50-742007
ScotlandFOBTBiennial50-742007
SwedenFOBTBiennial60-692008
1Most countries have population-based screening programs (national or regional) except Czech Republic, Germany, Latvia, Poland and United States (which all have opportunistic screening).
2It refers to the year which some kind of screening began (pilot, population-based or opportunistic). FOBT: Fecal occult blood test; FS: Flexible Sigmoidoscopy; CS: Colonoscopy.
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