People with intellectual disability are often diagnosed with cancer when it is already well advanced

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People with intellectual disabilities often face delayed cancer diagnoses, leading to lower survival rates. In the UK, it's ter
"learning disability." A rec
study disco
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leading ca
of de
among indiv
with intell
disabilities in Irish resid
care ho
.
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detection res
from var
factors, incl
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attitudes influ
by sti
,
communication barr
,
and pa
negative exper
.
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or attri
to intell
disability rat
than biolo
causes. Additionally, th
population fa
higher ri
due to obe
,
physical inact
,
mental hea
issues, pov
,
unemployment, and soc
isolation. Participation in can
screening progr
is of
lower. Poor commun
skills in indiv
with intell
disabilities ma
it chall
for th
to exp
symptoms, necess
healthcare profes
to iden
signs of ill
.
Over 40% of UK adu
with intell
disabilities who di
from bo
cancer did so bef
reaching the scre
age, highli
the ne
for adjus
in can
care. To imp
healthcare, profes
should cons
early scre
,
longer appoin
,
accessible infor
,
involvement in decision-making, and hosp
passports deta
abilities and ne
.
England's mandatory training for healthcare professionals on intellectual disabilities offers a unique model that could be adopted globally.