An invisible population: Late-stage cancer diagnosis for people with intellectual or developmental disability
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Martin McMahon, Phillip McCallion, Mary McCarron, An invisible population: Late-stage cancer diagnosis for people with intellectual or developmental disability, Cancer, 2023Abstract:
In this issue of Cancer, Mahar and colleagues report stark findings that people with IDD
experienced a 60% higher risk of stage IV female breast cancer, and a 42% higher risk of
stage IV colorectal cancer, compared to those without IDD. With no comparable studies in
the literature, the findings have international research, practical and clinical relevance
highlighting health inequities in access to curative-intent cancer treatments for a population
not well-identified, and often voiceless in health systems that are difficult to navigate.
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Author: Mc Mahon, Martin
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CancerAvailability:
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Ageing , Cancer , Health outcomes , Intellectual Disability , Patterns of healthDOI:
10.1002/cncr.35132Metadata
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