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

Many people with intellectual disability are diagnosed with cancer when it has already spread (metastasized) and the odds of survival are lower.

Metadata
Provider: 
The ConversationThe Conversation
URL: 
https://theconversation.com/people-with-intellectual-disability-are-often-diagnosed-with-cancer-when-it-is-already-well-advanced-214892https://theconversation.com/people-with-intellectual-disability-are-often-diagnosed-with-cancer-when-it-is-already-well-advanced-214892
Retrieved on: 
Tuesday, October 17, 2023
Information
Tags: 
People, Diagnosis, Self-harm, Health, Obesity, Death, Cancer, Communication, Population, Survival, Intellectual disability, Awareness, Research, Housing, Medical imaging, Nursing, Residential care, Vaccine
Geotags: 
ENGLAND, IRELAND
Summary
Key Points: 
  • Many people with intellectual disability are diagnosed with cancer when it has already spread (metastasized) and the odds of survival are lower.
  • Cancer has been reported as the cause of death about 1.5 times more often among people with intellectual disability than people without it.
  • In a recent study, my colleagues and I found that cancer is the second leading cause of death in Ireland for people with intellectual disability who live in residential care homes.
  • Making reasonable adjustments
    In England, recent research found that over 40% of adults with intellectual disability who died from bowel cancer died before they reached the age for cancer screening.
Copyright: 
2023 The Conversation. All Rights Reserved.