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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.

Figure 2: Deaths and new cases, common cancers, Ontario, 2010	Figure 3: Colorectal cancer mortality rates by province and sex, 2010
Figure 4: Colorectal cancer incidence and mortality, Ontario, 1981–2010	Figure 5: Colorectal cancer incidence rates, Ontario, 2004-2008
Figure 6: Stage at diagnosis for Colorectal cancer, Ontario, 2010	Figure 7: Fecal occult blood test participation by age and sex
Figure 8: Fecal occult blood test participation by Local Health Integration Network	Figure 9: Up-to-date with colorectal tests by age and sex
Figure 10: Up-to-date with colorectal tests by Local Health Integration Network	Figure 11: Up-to-date with colorectal tests by income quintile
Figure 12: Abnormal fecal occult blood test result by age and sex	Figure 13: Abnormal fecal occult blood test result by Local Health Integration Network
Figure 14: Abnormal fecal occult blood test result by income quintile	Figure 15: Positive predictive value by age and sex
Figure 16: Positive predictive value by Local Health Integration Network	Figure 17: Positive predictive value by income quintile
Figure 18: Follow-up colonoscopy by age and sex	Figure 19: Follow-up colonoscopy by Local Health Integration Network
Figure 20: Colorectal cancer detection, fecal occult blood test, by age	Figure 21: Colorectal cancer detection, fecal occult blood test, by Local Health Integration Network
Figure 22: Colorectal cancer detection, fecal occult blood test, by income quintile	Figure 23: Colorectal cancer detection, colonoscopy, family history colorectal cancer, by age
Figure 24: Colorectal cancer detection, colonoscopy, family history colorectal cancer, by Local Health Integration Network	Figure 25: Colorectal cancer detection, colonoscopy, family history colorectal cancer, by income quintile
Figure 26: Interval colorectal cancer by age and sex

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.