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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Science
Ella Pickover

Patients with cancer nearing end of their lives ‘face inequalities in care’

Data on more than 230,000 adults diagnosed with cancer in England between 2011 and 2021 was examined (PA) - (PA Archive)

Patients with cancer nearing the end of their lives are facing stark inequalities in care, a study suggests.

Researchers found that many cancer patients from black, South Asian, mixed and other ethnic backgrounds are living with pain as they are not given the same pain relief treatments as their white peers.

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