Publication details
Stav screeningových programů zhoubných nádorů v České republice a metodika adresného zvaní občanů
| Title in English | Cancer Screening Programmes in the Czech Republic and Methodology of Personalized Invitation of Citizens |
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| Year of publication | 2013 |
| Type | Monograph |
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| Description | All internationally recommended cancer screening programmes are available for citizens of the Czech Republic. People aged 50 years and over can participate in colorectal cancer screening, women aged over 45 can undergo mammography, and all adult women can attend cervical cancer screening. According to the recommendation of the European Council, all screening examinations should be offered by means of organised programmes, which have strictly defined procedures and ensured quality control. Health care facilities selected for providing screening examinations (mammography centres, colonoscopy centres, and cytology laboratories) are therefore continuously monitored to provide high-quality examinations. This publication summarises the evidence on effectiveness of organised cancer screening programmes, epidemiology of respective cancer diagnoses, as well as principles of monitoring and assessment of Czech cancer screening programmes. Latest results of individual screening programmes are presented as well, based on available data. The European Council and international expert teams have also recommended personalised invitation of citizens to participate in screening examinations. That is the only way to ensure that all citizens from target groups, who might profit from their participation in screening programmes, get equal information, and an equal chance to participate. Therefore, the Czech Ministry of Health has cooperated with health insurance companies and expert medical societies, and these joint efforts have led to a project of personalized invitation of Czech citizens to participate in cancer screening programmes. The final part of this publication introduces the methodology of implementation of a system for personalized invitation and its monitoring, based on the support and cooperation of Czech health insurance companies. |