Australia: Not Just Bricks And Mortar: Planning Hospital Cancer Services For Aboriginal People

Australia: Not Just Bricks And Mortar: Planning Hospital Cancer Services For Aboriginal People Sandra C Thompson, Shaouli Shahid, Dawn Bessarab, Angela Durey, and Patricia M Davidson, 2011   Background: Aboriginal people in Australia experience higher mortality from cancer compared with non-Aboriginal Australians, despite an overall lower incidence. A notable contributor to this disparity is that many Aboriginal people do not take up or continue with cancer treatment which almost always...

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