Gut - Colorectal cancer (CRC) screening programmes can reduce CRC mortality. After analysing a series of organised CRC screening programmes worldwide, a group of Dutch scientists has observed marked disparities in participation by socioeconomic status and ethnicity.

 

Socioeconomic and ethnic inequities within organised colorectal cancer screening programmes worldwide

 

Authors: CM de Klerk, S Gupta, E Dekker, ML Essink-Bot

Gut - doi:10.1136/gutjnl-2016-313311 - 10 January 2017