Population-based study reveals treatment disparities in breast cancer patients with intellectual disabilities, suggesting health systems play a role.
Sociodemographic, clinical, cancer-related and health system factors were associated with receipt of breast cancer treatment in a sample of breast cancer patients with IDD. Overall, these findings suggest that health system factors could contribute to disparities in treatment among individuals with IDD diagnosed with breast cancer.
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