Floud, S;
Barnes, I;
Verfurden, M;
Kuper, H;
Gathani, T;
Blanks, RG;
Alison, R;
... Reeves, GK; + view all
(2017)
Disability and participation in breast and bowel cancer screening in England: a large prospective study.
British Journal of Cancer
, 117
(11)
pp. 1711-1714.
10.1038/bjc.2017.331.
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Abstract
Background: There is limited information about participation in organised population-wide screening programmes by people with disabilities. Methods: Data from the National Health Service routine screening programmes in England were linked to information on disability reported by the Million Women Study cohort participants. Results: Of the 473 185 women offered routine breast or bowel cancer screening, 23% reported some disability. Women with disabilities were less likely than other women to participate in breast cancer screening (RR=0.64, 95% CI: 0.62–0.65) and in bowel cancer screening (RR=0.75, 0.73–0.76). Difficulties with self-care or vision were associated with the greatest reduction in screening participation. Conclusion: Participation in routine cancer screening programmes in England is reduced in people with disabilities and participation varies by type of disability.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Disability and participation in breast and bowel cancer screening in England: a large prospective study |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1038/bjc.2017.331 |
| Publisher version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/bjc.2017.331 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ |
| Keywords: | disability, screening, participation, bowel cancer, breast cancer |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > UCL GOS Institute of Child Health UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > UCL GOS Institute of Child Health > Population, Policy and Practice Dept |
| URI: | https://discovery-pp.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10116985 |
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