Cancer Prevention and National Cancer Screening Programmes in the Czech Republic
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| Year of publication | 2009 |
| Type | Chapter of a book |
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| Description | Programmes aimed at early detection of malignant tumours rank among the top priorities concerning cancer control and management in the Czech Republic and Europe. According to the results of many epidemiological and clinical studies, screening programmes can effectively reduce mortality in three cancer diagnoses: breast cancer, colorectal cancer, and cervical cancer. An organised screening programme for breast cancer was launched in September 2002. A nationwide colorectal cancer screening programme was launched in 2000 with the aim of performing faecal occult blood test over a two-year interval. Commencing 2009, people aged over 55 years can opt for colonoscopy to be performed every 10 years as a screening test. Since 2008, the opportunistic system of cervical cancer prevention has been transformed into a nationwide cervical cancer screening programme. |
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