Type 2 diabetes and colorectal cancer screening: Findings from the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing

Objectives Type 2 diabetes has been identified as a risk factor for colorectal cancer, but little is known about whether it influences participation in colorectal cancer screening programmes. This study tested the extent to which Type 2 diabetes is negatively associated with colorectal cancer screening uptake. Methods We analysed individual data of screening eligible men and women aged 60–75 without cancer diagnosis from wave 6 of the English...