title: [How to assess and reduce social inequalities in cancer screening programmes].
abstract: This field note presents the conclusions and recommendations made at the meeting 'How to reduce social inequalities in cancer screening programmes?' held at the XXVI School of Public Health of Mahon (Menorca, Spain). Participants developed recommendations based on experiences of population-based screening programmes (breast and colorectal) and opportunistic screening (cervical). The conclusions and recommendations focused on four main areas (information systems, evaluation and quality, research, and interventions): the inclusion of social variables at an individual level in health information systems; the establishment of minimum standards for gathering information regarding inequalities in access to preventive services; the performance of actions in vulnerable populations; and the promotion of the exchange of experiences and best practices through the Cancer Screening Programmes Network and working groups of the scientific societies.
authors.affiliation: Programa de Prevención y Control del Cáncer, Instituto Catalán de Oncología-IDIBELL, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, España; CIBER de Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), España.
authors.forename: Gemma
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Binefa
authors.affiliation: Programa de Prevención y Control del Cáncer, Instituto Catalán de Oncología-IDIBELL, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, España. Electronic address: mgarcia@iconcologia.net.
authors.forename: Montse
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: García
authors.affiliation: CIBER de Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), España; Fundación para el Fomento de la Investigación Sanitaria y Biomédica de la Comunidad Valenciana (FISABIO)-CSISP, Valencia, España; Dirección General de Salud Pública, Valencia, España.
authors.forename: Rosana
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Peiró
authors.affiliation: Fundación para el Fomento de la Investigación Sanitaria y Biomédica de la Comunidad Valenciana (FISABIO)-CSISP, Valencia, España.
authors.forename: Ana
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Molina-Barceló
authors.affiliation: Programa de Investigación en Epidemiología del Cáncer, Instituto Catalán de Oncología-IDIBELL, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, España.
authors.forename: Raquel
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ibáñez
mesh_terms: D055088:Early Detection of Cancer / Q000592:standards*; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006801:Humans; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013030:Spain
keywords: Cribado; Desigualdades; Inequalities; Mass screening; Neoplasias; Neoplasms