Impact of colorectal cancer screening participation in remote northern Canada: A retrospective cohort study.

Background: Screening provides earlier colorectal cancer (CRC) detection and improves outcomes. It remains poorly understood if these benefits are realized with screening guidelines in remote northern populations of Canada where CRC rates are nearly twice the national average and access to colonoscopy is limited.

Aim: To evaluate the participation and impact of CRC screening guidelines in a remote northern population.

Barriers to colonoscopy in remote northern Canada: an analysis of cancellations.

Colonoscopy is a critical diagnostic and therapeutic procedure that is challenging to access in northern Canada. In part, this is due to frequent cancellations. We sought to understand the trends and reasons for colonoscopy cancellations in the Northwest Territories (NWT).