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Yi Yang, Research Fellow, Social Epidemiology, Melbourne Disability Institute, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne

People with disability are dying from cancers we can actually prevent, our study shows

Chona Kasinger/Disabled and Here, CC BY-SA

People with disability are missing out on screening programs that could help detect cancer early, and after diagnosis, are less likely to survive, our study shows.

Overall, this means people with disability are more likely to die from cancer than people without disability.

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