A Program for Improved Family Screening for Colorectal Cancer

A first- degree family history of colorectal cancer (CRC) or adenoma before age 65 is associated with a high risk of CRC. For these high-risk subjects, the French 2013 recommendations advise colonoscopy screening, but participation is insufficient (26-54%).The purpose of this project is to propose, through association of multidisciplinary research teams (public health, sociology, linguistic), actors on the field (physicians, organized screening facilities), and decision makers, relevant and effective interventions in the framework of a public health program, enabling increased participation of relatives of patients with CRC or adenoma before age 65 in targeted screening for CRC by colonoscopy.