Inequalities in cancer mortality between people with and without disability: A nationwide data linkage study of 10 million adults in Australia
People with disability had higher cancer mortality overall and in relation to specific cancers than people without disability. To close the gap, effort should prioritise interventions that work for people with disability across the cancer control pathway.
Authors
- George Disney (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6321-3084)
- Rebecca J. Bergin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0448-9125)
- Nina Afshar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5587-9540)
- Zoe Aitken (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5413-2450)
- Peter Summers
- Yi Yang
- Sue M. Evans
- Anne Kavanagh
- Roger L. Milne
Institutions
- Deakin University (AU)
- The University of Melbourne (AU)
- Cancer Council Victoria (AU)
- Victorian Comprehensive Cancer Centre (AU)
- Monash Health (AU)
- Melbourne Health (AU)
- Monash University (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS Medicine
- Published
- 2026-01-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1004873
- Primary Topic
- Down syndrome and intellectual disability research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00