[S24-02 ] Review of the lower age limit and frequency of early-detection colonoscopy in the colorectal cancer screening programme

Last updated 05.01.2026

Project no.:
S24-02

Commission:
Commission awarded on 19.12.2024 by the Federal Joint Committee (G-BA).

Report type:
Report

Status:
Preliminary report published

Department/Division:
Non-Drug Interventions

Topic:
Prevention and screening

preliminary report: Start of comments procedure

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Stage	Date
Publication of the report plan	Apr 15, 2025
Hearing (written comments) on the report plan	Apr 15, 2025 until May 14, 2025
Scientific debate on unclear aspects in the written comments (if necessary)	May 28, 2025
Publication of the preliminary report	Jan 5, 2026
Hearing (written comments) on the preliminary report	Jan 5, 2026 until Feb 2, 2026 (12:00 h)
Scientific debate on unclear aspects in the written comments (if necessary)	Feb 25, 2026
Forwarding of the final report to the Federal Joint Committee (publication generally 4 weeks later)	1st quarter, 2026

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