Introduction:

Colorectal cancer is the third most incident cancer in the world and the most diagnosed in Portugal. Its incidence may be controlled through a screening program. The BI-CSP platform contains varied information related to the clinical activity in primary care in Portugal. This essay aims to check the correlation of the number of beneficiaries in the age range of 50-75 with the existing colorectal cancer screening and the ratio of beneficiaries newly diagnosed with colorectal cancer in Portugal in 2017 and 2018.

Materials and Methods:

The BI-CSP Matrix was consulted and the 2013.046.01 FL, MOR.245.01 FL, and MORB.217.01 FL indexes were chosen. For each one of them, the years of 2017 and 2018 were studied until December 31st, and data by a national level, by the Regional Health Administration, and from them by the Health Center Grouping were collected.

Results:

The proportion of eligible beneficiaries increased from 47.01% to 50.90% from 2017 to 2018. In 2017 the study has shown a statistically significant difference (p<0.001) in the analysis per region. The incidence decreased 0.02% in the years studied, and the prevalence increased 0.03%.

Discussion:

Proportion of screened patients, incidence, and prevalence is dependent on multiple factors. In the absence of more data, there is an aggregating platform.

Conclusion:

The increasing proportion of people screened is still fallen short of what is expected. Permanent work should be developed on monitoring the available results.

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