Table 3 CRC screening participation by province in 2010 and 2017
Screening tests | Atlantic provinces; % of population | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
NB | NL | NS | PEI | Atlantic average | ||||||
2010 | 2017 | 2010 | 2017 | 2010 | 2017 | 2010 | 2017 | 2010 | 2017 | |
Any exposure to CRC screening test — “ever-screen” | 50.4 | 70.3 | 54.5 | 62.8 | 53.8 | 69.7 | 54.8 | 66.6 | 53.4 | 67.3 |
Fecal test < 2 years | 13.8 | 28.6 | 18.9 | 23.0 | 21.3 | 44.3 | 24.5 | 33.7 | 19.6 | 32.4 |
Endoscopy test < 10 years | 25.2 | 28.3 | 25.0 | 25.8 | 21.2 | 15.3 | 17.8 | 18.8 | 22.3 | 22.1 |
Either/both — Screen_up-to-date | 39.0 | 56.9 | 43.9 | 48.8 | 42.5 | 59.6 | 42.3 | 52.5 | 41.9 | 54.5 |
Change, 2010 to 2017 (%) | 17.9* | 4.9 | 17.1* | 10.2 | 12.6 | |||||