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Black patients can face longer breast cancer care delays, study finds
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.
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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 U.K. to measure these delays across the full breast cancer pathway.
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