Question 13813 — health

Summary

Mr. Thierry Frappé draws the attention of the Minister of Labor and Solidarity to the delays in carrying out colonoscopies after a positive test as part of colorectal cancer screening. According to a study published in the Weekly Epidemiological Bulletin of March 10, 2026, covering more than 530,000 people who had a positive fecal immunological test between 2016 and 2020, only 4.7% of patients performed a colonoscopy within the time limit. recommended 31 days. At three months, only 52.2% of patients were able to carry out this examination, which is essential to confirm the diagnosis and remove possible precancerous lesions. If 87% of patients end up having a colonoscopy within two years, such a delay can delay treatment even though colorectal cancer remains one of the most preventable cancers when detected early. In France, this Cancer is responsible for approximately 47,000 new cases and 17,000 deaths each year. These delays seem to be linked in particular to difficulties in accessing digestive endoscopy and to pressure on the demographics of gastroenterologists, as well as to social and territorial inequalities in access to care. In this context, he asks what measures the Government intends to take in order to reduce the delays in carrying out colonoscopies after a positive screening test and improve the organization of the care pathway in the context of colorectal cancer screening.

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