Post by Kiwi Frontline on Jan 18, 2020 3:28:28 GMT 12
MĀORI MISSING OUT ON EARLY CANCER DIAGNOSIS – RESEARCH
Māori are missing out on early diagnosis for cancers - like breast and colorectal cancer - which means worse survival statistics, according to new research.
The research, published in the New Zealand Medical Journal today, found that for other cancers like lung cancer there was not much difference between Māori and non-Māori for survival rates.
One of the authors, Jason Gurney, said the disease was usually at a more advanced stage when it came to diagnosis of Māori for each of the cancers for which there's a national screening programme.....
www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/407549/maori-missing-out-on-early-cancer-diagnosis-research
Māori are missing out on early diagnosis for cancers - like breast and colorectal cancer - which means worse survival statistics, according to new research.
The research, published in the New Zealand Medical Journal today, found that for other cancers like lung cancer there was not much difference between Māori and non-Māori for survival rates.
One of the authors, Jason Gurney, said the disease was usually at a more advanced stage when it came to diagnosis of Māori for each of the cancers for which there's a national screening programme.....
www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/407549/maori-missing-out-on-early-cancer-diagnosis-research