Table 3 The environmental impact of travel emissions for traditional screenings, divided by invitation types

From: Digital health for environmentally sustainable cancer screening

PILOT PHASE (October 2023–July 2024)

Adhesion rate

Travel emissions traditional delivery of screenings (kgCO2-eq)

Cervical screening

60%

797

Cervical and breast cancer screening

74%

627

Cervical, colorectal, and breast cancer screening

43%

777

Cervical and colorectal screening

62%

980

Colorectal and breast cancer screening

71%

5950

Breast cancer screening

66%

2220

Colorectal screening

55%

2057

Total

61%

13,408

  1. The table illustrates the projected travel emissions linked to conventional health centre delivery of screenings had the mobile MMSU not been introduced. It details travel emissions for multi-screening and single-screening programmes, categorised by invitation type.