Colorectal cancer incidence and survival inequalities among labour immigrants in Belgium during 2004–2013

Abstract Colorectal cancer (CRC) is one of the leading causes of cancer-related morbidity and mortality. We aim to map out differences in CRC incidence and survival between first-generation traditional labour immigrants of Italian, Turkish and Moroccan descent and native Belgians; and assess the contribution of socioeconomic position (SEP) to these differences. Individually-linked data of the 2001 Belgian Census, the Crossroads Bank for Social Security and the Belgian Cancer Registry are used. Age-standardized incidence rates and incidence rate ratios are calculated by country of origin, with... Mehr ...