Black Patients and People with Learning Disability Face Longer Breast Cancer Care Delays

Women from marginalised groups waiting longer for breast cancer care

Black patients and those with learning disabilities face longer waiting times for breast cancer care, a new nationwide study has found.

Black patients and people with learning disability face longer breast cancer care delays

Black patients and people with a learning disability face longer waiting times at key stages of breast cancer care, according to a nationwide study led by the University of Surrey.

Black patients 'let down' by cancer care, finds study

Surrey researchers say black women and people with learning disabilities face longer wait times.

Breast Cancer Care Falls Short for Black Patients and People with a Learning Disability, Warns First-of-Its-Kind UK Study

Black patients and people with a learning disability face longer waiting times at key stages of breast cancer care, according to a nationwide study led by the University of Surrey. The study of more than 86,000 patients is believed to be the first in the UK to measure these delays across the full breast cancer pathway.