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Military University Hospital Prague – Centre For Screening Colonoscopy

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Board of Colorectal Cancer Screening

of Colorectal Cancer Screening... of Colorectal Cancer Screening... of Colorectal Cancer Screening... Board of Colorectal Cancer Screening at the Czech Gastroenterological Society: ensures the coordination of...

Czech National Colorectal Cancer Screening Programme

National Colorectal Cancer Screening... National Colorectal Cancer Screening Programme Colorectal cancer is one of the most common cancers diagnosed in...

Contact

addresses of accredited centres performing screening colonoscopy in the Czech Republic, please check our list or interactive map of...

Colorectal cancer: epidemiology and screening results

cancer: epidemiology and screening... and screening... cancer: epidemiology and screening...

Colorectal cancer: introduction

the article Colorectal cancer: epidemiology and screening...

Publications

publications referring to colorectal cancer screening programme in the Czech Republic shows that Czech cancer screening experts can...

Screening process

Screening... Screening... Screening... over 50 years are eligible for colorectal cancer screening in the Czech Republic. Those individuals who meet the criteria of high-risk...

Colorectal cancer screening

cancer screening... Screening... cancer screening... occult blood test (abbreviated as FOBT) and screening colonoscopy. However, there are significant differences between these two...

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Cancer prevention

secondary prevention consists in cervical cancer screening. In the Czech Republic, each woman aged 15 and over is entitled to...

Colorectal cancer screening

cancer screening... Screening is a strategy used in a population to detect a disease in individuals without... not all cancer types are suitable for screening; a “suitable” cancer type should meet the following criteria: morbidity o... cancer screening, Czech Republic, accredited screening...

Personalised invitations of Czech citizens to cancer screening programmes

invitations of Czech citizens to cancer screening... a project of personalised invitations for cancer screening programmes was launched in the Czech Republic. In particular, citizens are... all necessary examinations related to cancer screening programmes. Each screening programme, however, is rather specific when it... invitations, breast cancer screening, cervical cancer screening, colorectal cancer screening, cancer...

Leading colorectal cancer patient organisation calls on EU countries to improve poor standards of care

existing EU recommendations on colorectal cancer screening following a new report published today that shows the disease to be... cancer has been the poor relation in cancer screening and management. It causes over 50% more deaths each year than breast cancer,... cancer, bowel cancer, colorectal cancer screening, cancer...

Global bowel cancer rates on the rise

are now seeing the roll-out of the bowel cancer screening programme around the UK, it's also important for people to look after...

Nine in ten survive early stage bowel cancer

the importance of taking part in bowel cancer screening when invited. The latest figures are the first to be based on national... cancer, colorectal cancer screening...

Bowel cancer screening test 'may be less accurate in summer'

cancer screening test 'may be less accurate in... test used in the Italian national bowel cancer screening programme may be less likely to spot cancerous changes in summer than it is in... performance of the iFOBT in the Italian national screening programme in Florence. They studied temperature variations during the time... cancer, colorectal cancer screening, immunological faecal occult blood test...

Breath test could help to detect cancer

patients who had already been diagnosed by screenings or biopsies, so further research is needed to find out if breath tests will...

Serum marker offer alternative for colorectal cancer detection

reducing mortality. The current practice of CRC screening is based around fecal occult blood testing (FOBT) or fecal immunochemical...

IARC coordinates new EU guidelines on colorectal cancer screening and diagnosis

new EU guidelines on colorectal cancer screening and... the importance of quality assurance in cancer screening, the first edition of the European Guidelines for Quality Assurance in... care settings in the EU. They cover the entire screening process from invitation and organisation through to diagnosis and management... cancer, guidelines on colorectal cancer screening and diagnosis, European Commission, International Agency for Research on...

Critical step towards DNA test to detect early bowel cancer

come a long way in improving screening and developing better treatments – our scientists have been involved in...

Survival benefit of cetuximab for metastatic colorectal cancer

advances in cancer treatment, prevention, and screening--a report from the American Society of Clinical Oncology. Journal of Clinical...

Cancer screening rates lower among those with fatalistic attitudes

screening rates lower among those with fatalistic... if health care is free, colorectal cancer screening rates among those without financial means are still low, and results of a new... of London, said those who felt that the cancer screenings wouldn’t help, or they were going to die of cancer anyway, often failed to c... screening rates, socioeconomic status, cancer...

Poor men more likely to die from bowel cancer

said: "People's knowledge of bowel cancer risks, screening uptake and lifestyles tend to differ depending on their socio-economic...

Launch of the Global Colon Cancer Alliance (GCCA)

and their families, while saving lives through screening, access, awareness, advocacy and research. It is the leading national U.S....

Colonoscopy prevents deaths from colon cancer

polyps and support continued recommendations of screening colonoscopy in people age 50 and older,” says Memorial Sloan-Kettering b...

Noninvasive stool test for colorectal cancer unaffected by medications, lifestyle factors and other variables

which is highly sensitive to the critical cancer screening targets of early-stage cancers and precancerous adenomas, he said. “This t...

Bowel cancer risk calculator could help doctors diagnose the disease

more people to take up their invitation to bowel screening is also important.” Reference Hippisley-Cox J, Coupland C. I...

Physical activity linked to reduced mortality in breast and colon cancer patients

in cancer treatment and screening have allowed cancer survivors to live longer and as a result, cancer survivors...

Gene link to higher rates of bowel cancer in men

in men. Ultimately, it could also help us target screening to those who are more at risk of the disease.” The discovery of the x...

Bowel cancer patients diagnosed through screening more likely to survive

cancer patients diagnosed through screening more likely to... cancer patients whose disease was found through screening have a better chance of beating their disease than those diagnosed after... adds to evidence that the test used in bowel screening – which looks for blood in stool samples - is better at finding bowel... cancer, screening, FOBT, survival...

Colorectal cancer gene database helpful in furthering research

a profile in a prediction tool for stratifying screening modalities on primary prevention approaches,” the authors write. Still,...

Increased use of colonoscopy screening could explain decrease in colorectal cancer rates

use of colonoscopy screening could explain decrease in colorectal cancer... of colonoscopy for colorectal cancer screening could explain a significant decrease in the cancer's incidence over the past... is now the most common colorectal cancer screening method, there has been conflicting evidence as to its effectiveness compared... colorectal cancer screening, colorectal...

Bowel screening helps to detect early cancers before they have the power to kill

screening helps to detect early cancers before they have the power to... screening is detecting more cancers when they are less mature and have less aggressive... depositphotos.com The research shows that screening is not only able to pick up more early stage bowel cancer but also that more... cancer screening, bowel cancer, early diagnosis, modified Glasgow Prognostic Score...

Women smokers may have greater risk for colon cancer than men

four surveys initiated by the National Health Screening Service of the Norwegian Institute of Public Health had a short health exam...

Colorectal cancer survivors face increased risk of subsequent cancers of different types

The findings may help in the development of screening guidelines for patients with a history of colorectal... may be useful in guiding strategies for cancer screening and surveillance after a first colorectal cancer diagnosis,” said Dr.... cancer survivors, bowel cancer screening...

Invitation to cancer screening is an investment which will pay off in the future

to cancer screening is an investment which will pay off in the... workshop “Cancer Screening Programmes in the Czech Republic and Importance of Personalised Invitation”, h... credit: IBA MU) Guarantors of Czech cancer screening programmes, representatives of the Czech Ministry of Health, health insurance... invitations, breast cancer screening, cervical cancer screening, colorectal cancer screening, cancer...

IARC warns 'cancer burden growing at an alarming pace'

low-tech approaches to early detection and screening have proven their efficacy in developing countries. A prime example is...

Colorectal cancer screening works; ‘irrefutable’ evidence that fall in death rates is attributable to screening programmes

cancer screening works; ‘irrefutable’ evidence that fall in death rates is attributable to scr... Screening for colorectal cancer (CRC) in European countries is highly effective in... in Europe (SHARE) [2] project on exposure to screening in men and women aged 50 and over in 11 European countries between 1989 and... cancer screening, faecal occult blood test (FOBT), endoscopy, endoscopic...

Launch of new European Code Against Cancer

for bowel, breast, and cervical cancer screening. This edition of the Code includes other important recommendations to...

Cancer fear and discomforting thoughts impact colorectal cancer screening uptake

discomforting thoughts impact colorectal cancer screening... effects on people’s decisions about cancer screening,” Vrinten added. Vrinten and colleagues found that the effect of cancer... screening uptake, colorectal cancer,...

The Czech Republic ranks among developed countries in cancer prevention

of nationwide personalised invitations to cancer screening programmes has been launched, incidence trends of most cancer types – i... of personalised invitations to nationwide screening programmes for breast cancer, colorectal cancer, and cervical cancer. Low... cancer screening, screening colonoscopy, faecal occult blood test...

MD Anderson study finds one-third of colorectal cancers diagnosed before age 35 are hereditary

the potential for them to participate in earlier screening, increased surveillance, prophylactic surgeries and chemoprevention studies,...

Naturally high oestrogen levels may lower women's bowel cancer risk

we may one day be able to tailor the amount of screening women are offered based on this information.” Professor Matt Seymour,...

Faecal immunochemical test screening effective at 4 years

immunochemical test screening effective at 4... is highly effective for annual colorectal cancer screening programs for average-risk patients, according to results of a study published... its utility has not been evaluated for repeated screenings over time. FIT is more appealing to patients because faecal occult blood... cancer screening, faecal occult blood test (FOBT), faecal immunochemical test...

Public health in the EU: encouraging developments in the area of national cancer screening programmes

developments in the area of national cancer screening... on the 2003 Council Recommendation on cancer screening, published today [1], reveals a steep rise in national screening programmes... putting in place organised, high quality screening programmes. This is a major step forward for citizens’ health.” [2–... cancer screening, cervical cancer screening, colorectal cancer screening, European...

Lifestyle choices condition colon and rectal cancer risk more than genetics

cancer risk, which would fine tune the current screening method. "A risk model is a mathematical tool that allows us to predict...

European Digestive Cancer Days 2017 – Prevention and Screening

Digestive Cancer Days 2017 – Prevention and Screening... been promoting standardised colorectal cancer screening according to international best practices, which had been particularly... cancer screening, prevention programmes, cancer...

Focus screening efforts to ‘save thousands of lives’ from digestive cancers, say experts

screening efforts to ‘save thousands of lives’ from digestive cancers, say exp... some significant progress has been made in CRC screening in many European countries, early detection of other digestive cancers is... cancers, colorectal cancer, screening, early detection, United European Gastroenterology, European Digestive Cancer...

CancerSEEK: Generalised screening for multiple cancer types

Generalised screening for multiple cancer... which is comparable to or lower than current screening tests for single cancer types (e.g., colonoscopy for colon...

Colorectal cancer: Combined analysis enhances risk prediction

the conversation is about colon cancer screening, physicians often ask their patients about cancer cases among close family...

The IARC perspective on colorectal cancer screening

IARC perspective on colorectal cancer screening... with a healthy lifestyle and efficient screening. The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) Handbooks of Cancer... Comparative effectiveness of colorectal cancer screening techniques 6 Reference Introduction An international group of 23... cancer screening, endoscopy, colonoscopy, sigmoidoscopy, guaiac faecal occult blood test...