People with Disabilities Are Dying From Preventable Cancers, Study Shows

People with disabilities are dying from preventable cancers, study shows

People with disabilities are missing out on screening programs that could help detect cancer early, and after diagnosis, are less likely to survive, our study shows.

People with disability are dying from cancers we can actually prevent, our study shows

Chona Kasinger/Disabled and Here, CC BY-SAPeople with disability are missing out on screening programs that could help detect cancer early, and after diagnosis, are less likely to survive, our study shows. Overall, this means people with disability are more likely to die from cancer than people without disability. We draw together evidence showing the striking inequity at the heart of current approaches to controlling cancer. But there are ways …

We can prevent many people with disability dying from cancer

Clinics need to be physically accessible, information needs to be available in a range of accessible formats, and extra time needs to be allocated to get genuine informed consent ensuring people with...

Tackling cancer inequities for people with disability: what will it take?

Introduction by Croakey: Cancer control efforts must do more to address the needs of people with disability, in prevention, early detection and treatment, suggests a new systematic review. As well as improving healthcare for people with disability, it’s important to […]