Black patients can face longer breast cancer care delays, study finds | HappeningNow.news

Health · 2 views

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.

Source Summary Published 51m ago Brief Under 1 min brief
Story intelligence
Coverage Single outlet Single-outlet story
Views 2 Community interest
Brief read Under 1 min brief 56 words

Summary

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.

Read original at Medical Xpress

More from Health

Continue reading recent Health coverage

Support HappeningNow

Independent AI-powered news analysis is reader-supported. Your contribution helps cover infrastructure, summaries, and continued platform development.

Support HappeningNow

Report an issue with this page