Importance There are insufficient data describing the incidence and risk factors of
postcolonoscopy complications in older individuals. Objective To assess the association …

Background and Aims Measuring adenoma detection rates (ADRs) at the population level is
challenging because pathology reports are often reported in an unstructured format; further …

Guidelines recommend regular screening for colorectal cancer (CRC). We examined the
effects of chronic comorbidities on periodic CRC testing. Using linked healthcare databases …

METHODS: Endoscopists practicing in Ontario, Canada, in 2014 were randomly assigned in
October 2015 (index date) to receive (intervention group, n= 417) or not receive (control …

Background Persons suspected or confirmed with familial colorectal cancer syndrome are
recommended to have biennial colonoscopy from late adolescence or early adulthood …

METHODS: Population-based healthcare databases from Ontario, Canada, were linked to
assemble a cohort of 50–74-year-old individuals with FOBT+ results between 2008 and …

The effectiveness of behaviorally informed, targeted invitations to standard invitations and to
no invitation (control arm, primary analysis) were compared in the context of an organized …

Abstract Background and Aims We aimed to evaluate trends in Ontario, Canada, 2002 to
2016, in uptake of colorectal evaluative procedures, colorectal cancer (CRC) incidence and …

Background & Aims Physicians' own screening practices might affect screening in their
patients. We conducted a population-based study to evaluate whether family physicians who …

Abstract Background Advanced colorectal neoplasms (ACNs), including colorectal cancers
(CRC) and high-risk adenomas (HRA), are detected in less than 20% of persons aged 50 …