An invisible population: Late‐stage cancer diagnosis for people with intellectual or developmental disability
Martin J. McMahon, Philip McCallion, Mary McCarron
Abstract
Mahar et al. found that people with intellectual or developmental disabilities are more likely to be diagnosed with metastatic breast (female) and colorectal cancer in comparison to the general population. This editorial discusses the urgent need to develop effective strategies aimed at reducing this inequity for people with intellectual or developmental disabilities.
Topics & Concepts
MedicineIntellectual disabilityStage (stratigraphy)PopulationCancerGerontologyPsychiatryEnvironmental healthPaleontologyBiologyInternal medicineDown syndrome and intellectual disability researchGenetics and Neurodevelopmental DisordersGenomic variations and chromosomal abnormalities