Population screening detects 2,500 people with bowel cancer

donderdag 9 juli 2015 12:00

More people than expected participated in the first year of the population screening for bowel cancer, which was found in 2,500 people. This was established in a study undertaken for RIVM by Erasmus Medical Centre and Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Hospital, which analysed data on 741,914 participants. The unexpectedly high participation has put pressure on colonoscopy capacity in some areas.