Tumors missed by screening tests are known as interval cancers and are diagnosed after a negative screening episode result but before the next cancer screening program invitation. The Cancer Screening Unit team together with researchers from the Biomarkers and Susceptibility Unit of the Institut Català d’Oncologia have reviewed the current literature on interval colorectal cancer […]
The ICO Advisory Committee has been created with the aim of providing the General Directorate with permanent advice of proven solvency and sufficient specialization in the care of oncology patients and all users served by ICO in its different areas (prevention, care, research, and teaching). The Committee is made up of 20 professionals from different […]
The immunological fecal occult blood test (IFBT) is a non-invasive test that detects the presence of non-visible blood in the stool to locate polyps in the colon that could develop into a malignant tumor in time. However, it is not a perfect test and can give a false positive result (a positive TSOFi followed by […]
After the stoppage generated by Covidien-19 in March, the colorectal cancer screening program resumes its activity. The program, with its 20-year history, has detected more than 13,800 precancerous lesions and more than 1,000 cancers, most of them in early stages. Therefore, having demonstrated its effectiveness and convinced of the importance of prevention, the program has […]
Convinced of the importance of prevention, the Breast Cancer Early Detection Program retakes its activity after the situation generated by COVID-19. In order to restart the Program and maintain the safety of the participants at all times, all the necessary preventive actions have been taken to avoid infection, trying to affect, as little as possible, the program’s activity. […]
Given the current situation of SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus infection in Catalonia and the recommendation of the Department of Health and CatSalut to reduce the risk of infection by reducing the care that can be postponed, it has been decided to stop the activity of the Population Cancer Screening Programs. Breast Cancer ScreeningIf you have received an […]
On February 14, 2000, the Catalan Institute of Oncology launched a Colorectal Cancer Screening Program in the city of Hospitalet de Llobregat, being the first screening initiative for colorectal cancer implemented both in Catalonia and Spain. Although participation has been increasing over the last twenty years, there are still areas that have not reached 45%, […]
The Nursing team at the Cancer Screening Unit celebrated the World Cancer Day joining the campaign #CatalanNursingNow#. The aim of this campaign was to raise awareness of nursing professionals regarding prevention and health promotion. The team participated in a session about the role of the nurse in population-based screening programs held at the University of […]
The Breast Cancer Early Detection Program is carrying out, this last quarter of the year, the second edition of the course: “Training for the accreditation of the radiologic technologists of the Breast Cancer Population-based Screening Program”. Its purpose is to train and give tools to all the radiologic technologists to guarantee the quality standards required […]
The aim of this study was to estimate the cumulative risk of a false-positive (FP) result in a fecal occult blood test (FOBT) through 7 screening rounds and to identify its associated factors in a population-based colorectal cancer screening program. During the period of 2000 to 2017, the cumulative FP risk was 16.3% (IC95%: 14.6%–18.3%), […]
