Ethnic minority patients in England less likely to get breast cancer diagnosis via screening, study finds
Analysis of 86,564 diagnoses finds Black, Asian, mixed and deprived background patients up to a third less likely to be caught by routine screening
A University of Surrey analysis of 86,564 breast cancer diagnoses in England has found that people from Black, Asian and mixed backgrounds, and those from deprived backgrounds, are up to a third less likely to be diagnosed through routine screening and more likely to be diagnosed in an emergency setting.