PREVENTION AND EARLY DETECTION OF COLORECTAL CANCER

Karcinom debelog crijeva je globalni svjetski problem zbog svoje pojavnosti i smrtnosti. Stoga su prevencija i rano otkrivanje bolesti od iznimne važnosti. U Hrvatskoj se od 2007. provodi nacionalni program za prevenciju karcinoma debelog crijeva, međutim odaziv stanovnika je oko 18 posto, ovisno o regiji. Takav veliki javnozdravstveni i socijalni problem zahtijeva multidisciplinarni pristup u kojem imaju svoje mjesto i liječnici obiteljske medicine. Bogatstvo dobro razvijene mreže primarne zdravstvene zaštite i dostupnost liječnika obiteljske medicine svakom stanovniku Hrvatske nisu još u dovoljnoj mjeri iskorišteni, pogotovo za ovakve preventivne aktivnosti u kojima bi liječnik obiteljske medicine bio nadzor nad provedbom.Colorectal cancer is a global problem worldwide because of its very high prevalence and mortality. Therefore, prevention of colorectal cancer and its early diagnosis is of great importance. In Croatia, the National Program for Colorectal Cancer has been carried out since 2007; however, the rate of response was about 18 percent, depending on the region. Such a great public health and social and economic problem requires multidisciplinary approach in which family physicians have an important role. The well spread and developed network of primary health care and the availability of family physicians to each inhabitant have not been suffi ciently exploited, especially for such preventive activities where family physicians could supervise program implementation