Participant Flow Chart
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- Individual hears about Colon Check.
- Individual calls Colon Check toll-free.
- Colon Check verifies eligibility.
- If an individual is Ineligible - they return to usual care.
- If an individual is Eligible - a FIT kit is mailed to their home*
- Kit is completed at home and returned to drop-off location.
- Colon Check analyses the sample.
- Lab sends family physician the FIT result.
- If the result is Normal, Colon Check mails result letter to participant. Participant is advised to re-screen in two years.
- If the result is Abnormal, Colon Check arranges for a Nurse Navigator to discuss follow-up options with the participant.
- If the participant is inappropriate for colonoscopy or declines - the family physician is notified.
- If the participant is appropriate for colonoscopy - the procedure is booked by the Nurse Navigator.
- Results and follow-up recommendations are sent to family physician.
*Anyone with two first degree relatives (e.g., parent, full sibling or child) or one first degree relative under age 60 - who have been diagnosed with colorectal cancer - will be referred directly to the Nurse Navigator for assessment for colonoscopy.