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ReviewAsian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP2019

Colorectal Cancer in Brunei Darussalam: An Overview and Rationale for National Screening Programme.

Mei Ann Lim, Vui Heng Chong, Sok King Ong, Ya Chee Lim

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Review in Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Mei Ann LimPAPRBS Institute of Health Sciences, Universiti Brunei Darussalam, Brunei Darussalam.ORCID 0000-0001-9060-0058
Vui Heng ChongMinistry of Health, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam.
Sok King OngMinistry of Health, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam.
Ya Chee LimPAPRBS Institute of Health Sciences, Universiti Brunei Darussalam, Brunei Darussalam.
Ministry of Health · BN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the third most common cancer worldwide after lung and breast cancers, and ranks second in terms of cancer mortality globally. Brunei Darussalam reports high incidence of CRC in the Southeast Asian region and has no formal national screening programme for CRC. Screening for CRC in Brunei Darussalam is offered in an opportunistic fashion for individuals with average or above average risks for CRC, that is, the individual has a positive family history of CRC or neoplasms and is more than 50 years old. Opportunistic screening is widely practiced but this is not standardised. The Ministry of Health in Brunei Darussalam is currently in the process of implementing a CRC screening programme as part of a larger national health screening based on the increasing incidence of non-communicable diseases (NCDs). This review article assesses the situation of CRC in Brunei Darussalam from the 1980s to present day, including incidence of CRC in different age groups, ethnicities and genders; relevant non-modifiable and modifiable risk factors of CRC in Brunei Darussalam setting; and common CRC screening techniques used in Brunei Darussalam as well as other Asia-Pacific countries. The review also discusses the merits of a national CRC screening programme. With the increasing incidence of CRC worldwide and in Brunei Darussalam, national screening for CRC in Brunei Darussalam is an important strategy to lower morbidity and mortality rates. A review of the progress and outcome of the national screening programme will be available a few years after rollout.

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AgedAsian PeopleBruneiColonoscopyColorectal NeoplasmsDietEarly Detection of CancerExerciseFemaleHumansMaleMass ScreeningMiddle AgedNational Health ProgramsSigmoidoscopyBruneicolorectal cancernational screeningrisk factors

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