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ArticleSaudi journal of gastroenterology : official journal of the Saudi Gastroenterology Association

Policy of screening for colorectal cancer in Saudi Arabia: A prospective analysis.

Abdulrahman A Aljumah, Abdulrahman M Aljebreen

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Article in Saudi journal of gastroenterology : official journal of the Saudi Gastroenterology Association. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 19 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

19 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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  15. The gap between knowledge and undergoing colorectal cancer screening using the Health Belief Model: A national survey.Saudi journal of gastroenterology : official journal of the Saudi Gastroenterology Association
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  16. Colorectal cancer: A looming threat, opportunities, and challenges for the Saudi population and its healthcare system.Saudi journal of gastroenterology : official journal of the Saudi Gastroenterology Association
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  17. A 5-year evaluation of early-and late-onset sporadic colorectal cancer screening in central Saudi Arabia.Saudi journal of gastroenterology : official journal of the Saudi Gastroenterology Association
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  19. Precision medicine in colorectal cancer.Saudi journal of gastroenterology : official journal of the Saudi Gastroenterology Association
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Abdulrahman A AljumahHepatology Division, Department of Organ Transplant and Hepatobiliary Surgery, King Abdulaziz Medical City and King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Abdulrahman M AljebreenGastroenterology Division, Department of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Colorectal cancer (CRC) is one of the most common cancers worldwide. Several policies of CRC screening are available in different countries. The idea of screening is to identify patients at risk by detection of precancerous and small cancers early enough before they become advanced. In Saudi Arabia (SA), there is no countrywide policy for CRC screening despite the increasing incidence of the disease. Screening for CRC is a multidisciplinary approach that requires education programs, substantial financial support, several logistic measures, and predetermined resources before implementing such a program. We performed a prospective and systematic analysis of the of the screening policy of CRC in SA in view of high demand, anticipated development, and implementation of such a policy in the near future. We also attempted to investigate the justification for developing such a policy, as well as the difficulties, barriers, and opportunities that may be faced in its implementation. Further, we highlighted the current view of similar international screening policies. In this analysis, we adopted the framework for health policy analysis that examines four areas which may affect policy development, namely; content, context, process and actors.

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Health PolicyAdultAgedAwarenessColonoscopyColorectal NeoplasmsEarly Detection of CancerFemaleHumansIncidenceMaleMass ScreeningMiddle AgedProspective StudiesRisk FactorsSaudi Arabia

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PMID28611339
PMCPMC5470375

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