The barriers for screening: (have they changed?)
Despite the obvious value of colorectal cancer screening, many barriers exist that must be taken into account when setting up programmes:
• Patient barriers, such as fear, socio-demographic, psychosocial, economic or geographic factors as well as awareness, understanding or lifestyle.
• Health care providers’ barriers, including low screening recommendation, poor coordination and communication between patients and providers, or lack of follow-up.
• Health system barriers, including inadequate access, screening costs, test-specific factors or delays, as well as the capacity to move patients from screening to colonoscopy to effective treatment.
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