Trends in colorectal cancer surgical resection rates during the screening era: a retrospective study in Italy.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Faecal immunochemical test (FIT)-based screening is effective in reducing colorectal cancer (CRC) incidence, but its sensitivity for proximal lesions remains low.

Objectives

We compared age-adjusted CRC surgical resection rates across anatomic sites (proximal colon, distal colon, rectum), age groups and sex over 20 years in a large Italian population. We particularly focused on changes in trends following FIT-screening implementation in the target population (50-69 years).

Design

This retrospective study analysed data from the Veneto Region's administrative Hospital Discharge Dataset, involving over 54 000 patients aged 40-89 (43.4% female) who underwent CRC surgery between 2002 and 2021.

Results

Overall, surgery rates increased until 2007 (annual pe

SUBMITTER: Zorzi M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11308884 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature