Attendance characteristics of the breast and colorectal cancer screening programmes in a highly urbanised region of the Netherlands: a retrospective observational study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Throughout Europe, many countries offer population-based cancer screening programmes (CSPs). In the Netherlands, two implemented CSPs are targeting people of 50 years and older, aiming at breast cancer (BC) and colorectal cancer (CRC). In order for a CSP to be (cost-)effective, high participation rates and outreach to the populations at risk are essential. People living in highly urbanised areas and big cities are known to participate less in CSPs. The aim of this study was to gain further insight into the participation patterns of a screening-eligible population of 50 years and over, living in a highly urbanised region, over a longer time period.

Design

A retrospective observational study.

Setting

Participation data of the regional screening organisation,

SUBMITTER: Bongaerts THG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10314424 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature