Identifying the deficits in cancer care for people with intellectual disabilities
Maarten Cuypers, Deborah Cairns, Kathryn A. Robb
Abstract
At every stage of the cancer continuum, people with intellectual disabilities are disadvantaged, leading to inequitable cancer deaths.[1][1] Globally, 1%–3% of people are estimated to have intellectual disabilities characterised by significant impairments in both intellectual and functional
Topics & Concepts
DisadvantagedIntellectual disabilityGerontologyBorderline intellectual functioningPsychologyMedicinePsychiatryCognitionPolitical scienceLawDown syndrome and intellectual disability researchImmunodeficiency and Autoimmune DisordersGenetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders