Health care system and patient-related factors affecting low cancer screening participation in Poland.

ABSTRACT: The level of participation in cancer screening is low in the Polish population. The aim of this study was to assess the opinions of centers providing cancer screening as to the reasons for the low frequency of cancer screening in Poland and possible methods to increase participation. In July 2020 433 centers in Poland carried out breast and/or cervical cancer screening. Of these, 136 centers decided to participate in the study. The study was conducted using an original questionnaire. The questions were addressed to opinion of centers about: reasons for the low frequency of cancer screening in Poland, methods to increase the frequency of cancer screening, pricing and motivating factors for providing cancer screening. Among opinions as to possible reasons for the low frequency of cancer scre

SUBMITTER: Andrzejczak A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10562866 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature