Colorectal cancer deaths plunged 50% after FIT screening program launched in Spain

Colorectal cancer mortality fell 50% over 21 years among individuals aged 50 to 69 years in a rural region in Spain, coinciding with the implementation of a population-wide fecal immunochemical test-based screening program.A retrospective analysis of more than 2 million individuals living in the Basque Country of Spain, showed more than 70% of eligible residents participated in the program,