The European code for Cancer Control recommands a population-based approach for colorectal cancer screening. In February 2009 a pilot study for colorectal cancer screening will start in Flanders. The pilot study can be split up into two parts. The first part of the pilot study focusses on people with an average risk for colorectal cancer. All inhabitants from Schilde, Vosselaar and Borgerhout aged 50 to 74 will receive an invitation to ...