Table 4 Summary of Pilot workload figures for ages 50–69 years for first and second rounds

From: The UK colorectal cancer screening pilot: results of the second round of screening in England

 

Population a

Initial screening colonoscopies

Biopsy or polyp specimens

Resections specimens

Operations

DCBEs

 

n

n

Rate per 100 000

n

Rate per 100 000

n

Rate per 100 000

n

Rate per 100 000

n

Rate per 100 000

First round

124 586

1006

807

1150

923

93

75

96

77

61

49

Second round

124 477

1026

824

1271

1021

59

47

59

47

38

31

  1. DCBE=double-contrast barium enema; PCT=Primary Care Trust.
  2. aThe ‘denominator’ populations for these data are similar to the underlying populations used in Table 1, 2 and 3, except that they include people who were randomised to a trial of an alternative immunological test, and exclude invitees from two practices in South Warwickshire PCT and people aged 49 at invitation.
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