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Colorectal cancer and potential predictors of never screened for faecal occult blood test: a narrative review

Sazali MF 1 , Rahim SSSA 2 , Hayati F 3 , Mohd Daud MN 4 , Avoi R 5 , Omar A 6 Show all authors , Atil A 7 , Abd Rahim MA 8 , Madrim MF 9 , Mokti K 10 , Ramdzan AR 11 , Sidek Ahmad ZN 12 , Zakaria AD 13 , Che Ani MF 14 , Ibrahim AF 15 , Azhar ZI 16 , Jeffree MS 17 , Hassan MR 18

Affiliations 

  • 1 Community and Family Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine and Health Science, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah. drmohdfazeli@gmail.com
  • 2 Community and Family Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine and Health Science, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah. syedsharizman@gmail.com
  • 3 Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Kota Kinabalu. m_firdaus@ums.edu.my
  • 4 Community and Family Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine and Health Science, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah. mohd.nazri@ums.edu.my
  • 5 Community and Family Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine and Health Science, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah. richard.avoi@ums.edu.my
  • 6 Community and Family Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine and Health Science, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah. azizan.omar@ums.edu.my
  • 7 Community and Family Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine and Health Science, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah. azman.azmi.atil@ums.edu.my
  • 8 Community and Family Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine and Health Science, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah. aklil@ums.edu.my
  • 9 Community and Family Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine and Health Science, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah. faizalmadrim@gmail.com
  • 10 Community and Family Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine and Health Science, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah. khalid.mokti@ums.edu.my
  • 11 Community and Family Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine and Health Science, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah. abdul.rahman@ums.edu.my
  • 12 Community and Family Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine and Health Science, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah. zulkhairul@ums.edu.my
  • 13 Department of General Surgery, Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kota Bharu, Kelantan. andee@usm.my
  • 14 Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Selangor. firdaus.cheani@gmail.com
  • 15 Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, Kota Samarahan, Sarawak. fiaini@unimas.my
  • 16 Department of Public Health Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Selangor. drzahir@uitm.edu.my
  • 17 Community and Family Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine and Health Science, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah. saffree@ums.edu.my
  • 18 Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bandar Tun Razak, Cheras, Kuala Lumpur. rohaizat@ppukm.ukm.edu.my
J Public Health Res, 2021 Aug 04;11(1).
PMID: 34351098 DOI: 10.4081/jphr.2021.2377

Abstract

Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a major public health threat. Therefore, CRC screening uptake has been a focus with the established precancerous lesion and the strong association of early detection with staging and survival of the disease. However, CRC screening is relatively low in many countries. This article briefly discussed the current situation of CRC, recommendations, and current uptake of CRC screening in various countries. Besides that, this article also highlights the potential factors that help to predict the CRC screening uptake worldwide. Identification of those factors could guide policymakers to develop an effective strategy to improve the CRC screening uptake and ultimately improve the health outcome of the population.

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