Proportion and characteristics of screen-detected and non-screen-detected colo-rectal cancers in Germany.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Germany has a long-standing colorectal cancer (CRC) screening offer. We aimed to quantify and characterize screen-detected colorectal cancers (sdCRCs) in Germany.

Methods

We conducted a cross-sectional study based on a healthcare database covering ~20% of the German population; we included CRC patients aged ≥ 55 years diagnosed in 2010-2018. Patients with a screening colonoscopy or a fecal occult blood test followed by colonoscopy within 180 days before diagnosis were classified as sdCRCs and compared to non-sdCRCs regarding age, stage and comorbidities.

Results

In 2018, 25% of male and 22% of female CRC patients were screen-detected. Regarding characteristics of all included CRC cases (N = 82,538), sdCRC patients were younger than non-sdCRCs (average diffe

SUBMITTER: Hornschuch M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11609877 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature