“These are the people who do not speak the language or pay little attention to good medical health,” says Flemish Minister of Welfare Hilde Crevits.
“People who are very vulnerable and live in poverty rarely go to the doctor. And that is problematic. We see that those who do participate have a much greater chance of being diagnosed with cancer at a very early stage. While people who do not If you participate, it is often much later when the cancer is discovered, and then the chances of treatment and survival are much smaller.”