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Last year, at the age of 53, Louise had her first smear test. Louise, who has a mild learning disability, grew up in an institution where she was sexually abused and consequently, it takes her a long ...
Melbourne: People with disability are missing out on screening programmes that could help detect cancer early, and after diagnosis, are less likely to survive, our study shows. Overall, this means ...
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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A woman whose terminal cancer diagnosis was picked up late has urged people with learning disabilities to speak up if they have ...
People with learning disability are being diagnosed with cancer too late, according to research from The University of Manchester and The Christie hospital. A study found symptoms were investigated ...
Both their mums had cancer - and now two Tyneside women are thought to be the first in the UK to take up new roles demystifying what having the heartbreaking illness hit your family is like for people ...
Disability Matters and Humanising Healthcare projects launch the film Be Cancer Aware, in collaboration with Sunderland People First. At one of our Disability Matters Online Symposia events last year, ...
A woman whose terminal cancer diagnosis was picked up late has urged people with learning disabilities to speak up if they have health concerns. Speaking to Sky News' Emma Birchley, Annabell Downey, ...