‘Unfair and fixable’: The heat goes on cancer gaps amid risk they will widen

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‘Unfair and fixable’: The heat goes on cancer gaps amid risk they will widen

14 March 2018

Wednesday 14 March 2018, 12:00 AM

Researcher and public health physician Nina Scott says gaps in health outcomes are fixable: “We can totally nail this"

Treating Māori patients’ comorbidity effectively early on would ensure they are not delayed or undertreated when they have chemotherapy Reducing

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References

Tin Tin S, Elwood JM, Brown C et al. Ethnic disparities in breast cancer survival in New Zealand: which factors contribute? BMC Cancer 2018;18:58 (online 8 January)

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How to Treat

Prostate cancer consultations are common in primary care and there is no one approach to testing and treatment that fits all patients. Urologist Simon van Rij discusses the key considerations and options for personalised care, appropriate investigation and treatment

Wednesday 11 September 2024, 12:45 AM