17 Jan 2020

Maori cancer survival rates poor - linked to late diagnosis

From Summer Report, 7:45 am on 17 January 2020

Maori are missing out on early diagnosis for some important cancers like breast and colorectal cancer - and that means worse survival statistics.

However, for some others, such as lung cancer, there isn't much difference between Maori and non-Maori.

A group of researchers at the University of Otago published their findings on the New Zealand Medical Journal today.

Liu Chen reports.

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