TABLE I.
Program components for test characteristics and recruitment, active colorectal cancer screening programs
| Province |
Entry level test |
Fecal test recruitment method |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gfobt | fit | Physician | Self-referral through pharmacy | Mailed invitation letter | Mailed fecal test | Other | |
| British Columbia | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ (trial/pilot) |
✓ (by contacting the call centre to register participation) |
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| Alberta | ✓ | ✓ (in future) |
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| Saskatchewan | ✓ | ✓ (primary method) |
✓ (3 weeks after letter) |
✓ (by calling the program) |
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| Manitoba | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ (distributed through the Manitoba Breast Screening Program) |
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| Ontario | ✓ | ✓ (primary method) |
✓ | ✓ (pilot fall 2009) |
✓ (by calling Telehealth Ontario) |
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| Prince Edward Is. | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||
| Nova Scotia | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ (2 weeks after letter) |
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gfobt = guaiac fecal occult blood test; fit = fecal immunochemical test.