Full title: Colorectal cancer screening / Australian Health Technology Advisory Committee.

Author/creator: Australia. Department of Health and Family Services, Australian Health Technology Advisory Committee.

Date: 1997..

Call Numbers: NQ616.994347/2

Record Identifier: 74VMjwgjK3GA

Language: English

Formats: Books

Contents: xiv, 147 p. ; 30 cm., 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.

Publishers: Canberra : Commonwealth Dept. of Health & Family Services, 1997.

Notes: Bibliography: p. 125-147.

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