ColonCancerCheck Program Report
Colorectal cancer is the third most commonly diagnosed cancer in Ontario. It is also the second leading cause of cancer death in men and women combined.
The ColonCancerCheck 2010 Program Report gives a picture of the program and its impact on the more than 3 million Ontarians who were in the target age group for colorectal cancer screening in 2010.
Corresponding Tables
The following tables correspond with figures in the ColonCancerCheck 2010 Program Report, and include additional sex-specific information and confidence intervals. Table names have been modified where appropriate.
To find the most recent ColonCancerCheck program data, go to the Ontario Cancer Screening Performance Report 2016.
Supplementary Tables
The following tables supplement figures in the ColonCancerCheck 2010 Program Report with additional sex-specific information.
Figure 8.1: Fecal occult blood test participation by sex |
Figure 11.1: Up-to-date with colorectal tests by sex |
Figure 14.1: Abnormal fecal occult blood test result by sex |
Figure 17.1: Positive predictive value by sex |
Figure 19.1: Follow-up colonoscopy by sex |
Figure 22.1: Colorectal cancer detection, fecal occult blood test, by sex |
Figure 25.1: Colorectal cancer detection, colonoscopy, family history colorectal cancer, by sex |
Figure 26.1: Interval colorectal cancer by sex |
To find the most recent ColonCancerCheck program data, go to the Ontario Cancer Screening Performance Report 2016.
- Arrange genetic assessment (if appropriate) for referrals to the High Risk OBSP Screening Program.
- Arrange mammography and breast MRI (or, if more appropriate, screening ultrasound) appointments at OBSP sites.
- Discuss an appropriate screening recall time based on a woman’s screening result and risk factors.
- OBSP assessment sites coordinate follow-up tests, track test results and provide navigation from screening test to final diagnosis for women with abnormal screening results.
Women at High Risk
The Ontario Breast Screening Program (OBSP) screens women ages 30 to 69 who are identified as being at high risk for breast cancer. In addition to the benefits of the OBSP, the High Risk OBSP sites:
- arrange genetic assessment (if appropriate) for referrals to the High Risk OBSP
- book mammography and breast magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) – or, if appropriate, screening ultrasound – appointments at OBSP sites
Find out more about the OBSP screening for women at high risk.
Increasing Screening Rates
To increase screening rates, we are working with the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care and other partners to:
- more aggressively promote screening
- use information technology and other supports to help primary care providers with screening
- increase efforts to reach under-screened populations including new Canadians, people living in poverty, people without a family physician, First Nations, Métis, Inuit and other Aboriginal people
We aim to increase the proportion of Ontario women who have breast cancer screening, especially those from more vulnerable populations, by supporting local and regional innovative approaches to screening.