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Impact on immigrant screening adherence with introduction of a population-based colon screening program in Ontario, Canada.

Amina Moustaqim-BarretteJohn J SpinelliArminée KazanjianTrevor J B Dummer
Published in: Cancer medicine (2019)
This study provides evidence of a screening differential between immigrants and nonimmigrants, and suggests that the implementation of the ColonCancerCheck screening program in Ontario may have increased colon screening uptake amongst recent immigrants. Further studies are needed to address the factors leading to inequities in immigrant CRC screening adherence.
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