European Guidelines for Quality Assurance in colorectal cáncer screening and diagnosis”

EUROPEAN COMMISSION

Publication Office of the European Commission

Año: 2010 p. 386

The EU Guidelines on colorectal cancer screening aim to raise quality standards by providing guiding principles and evidence-based recommendations on quality assurance which should be followed when implementing colorectal screening programmes in the EU Member States. They cover the entire screening process - from invitation and organisation, through to diagnosis and management of lesions detected. They focus on elements essential to screening, but also include principles which are equally important in diagnosis: training, multidisciplinary teamwork, monitoring and evaluation, cost-effectiveness, minimising adverse effects, and timeliness of further investigations. In December 2003, Health Ministers unanimously adopted the Council Recommendation on cancer screening, setting out principles of best practice in early detection of breast, cervical and colorectal cancer and calling for European guidelines on screening. The European Guidelines for Quality Assurance in Colorectal Cancer Screening and Diagnosis are the final guidelines in a set of three covering the three types of cancer of the Council Recommendation. The guidelines are produced as benchmarks to assist Member States in their national screening programmes on breast, cervical and colorectal cancer.