Table 1 Inclusion and exclusion criteria for the programme for early detection of colorectal cancer in Barcelona

Target population

Men and women aged 50–69 included in Catalonia’s Registro Central de Asegurados

Exclusion criteria

Personal history of colorectal cancer

Suspicion symptoms of colorectal cancer: blood in stools, change in bowel habits for more than 6 weeks, unexplained weight loss or fatigue or persistent abdominal discomfort

Family history of colorectal cancer: 2 first-degree relatives (parents, siblings or children) diagnosed with colorectal cancer or one first -degree relative diagnosed with colorectal cancer before the age of 60

Family history of familial adenomatous polyposis and other polyposis syndromes, or Lynch syndrome

History of colorectal disease susceptible to specific monitoring (ulcerative colitis, Crohn’s disease, colorectal adenomas)

Terminal illness or serious illness or disability that would contraindicate further study of colon

History of total colectomy

Death

Colorectal examinations performed in the last 5 years

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