The current study sought to determine whether health status and health risk behaviors of
Canadian women varied based on sexual identity. This was a cross-sectional analysis of data …

Background. Lesbians have more health risks than other women but access preventive
medical care less frequently. Objective. To test the influence of (i) provider inquiry about sexual …

Background: ColonCancerCheck (CCC), Canada's first province-wide colorectal cancer
screening program, was publicly launched in Ontario in April 2008. The objective of this article is …

Background: Prior randomized, controlled trials (RCTs) indicate that patient navigation can
boost colorectal cancer screening rates in primary care. The sparse literature on pragmatic …

Background Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patients may be at increased risk for having
no health insurance. Our objectives were to assess the prevalence of hospitalized IBD …

Background Data suggest the overuse of repeat colonoscopies, especially in patients at low
risk for colorectal cancer. Our objective was to evaluate the time to repeat colonoscopies in …

Background & Aims: Traditionally, randomized controlled trials (RCTs) have attempted to
show the superiority of one intervention over another. However, when effective treatment …

OBJECTIVES: Crohn's disease (CD) patients frequently require surgery. We sought to
characterize postoperative health-care utilization and its impact on outcomes. METHODS: We …

Background Estimating risk for advanced proximal neoplasia (APN) based on distal colon
findings can help identify asymptomatic persons who should undergo examination of the …

Objective To evaluate the association between repeated faecal occult blood testing and
advanced colorectal cancer risk at population level in Canada. Methods A retrospective cohort …