The projected health and economic impact of increased colorectal cancer screening participation among Canadians by income quintile.

Objectives: Disparities in colorectal cancer (CRC) screening uptake by socioeconomic status have been observed in Canada. We used the OncoSim-Colorectal model to evaluate the health and economic outcomes associated with increasing the participation rates of CRC screening programs to 60% among Canadians in different income quintiles.

Methods: Baseline CRC screening participation rates were obtained from the 2017 Canadian Community Health Survey.