Post by PurplySparkleyJoey on Sept 2, 2002 5:33:19 GMT -5
A recent NHS report 'Health for All' found that only 50% of women with a
learning disability who was aged 50 or over was screened for breast cancer,
compared with a national average of 76%. Only 3% of disabled women over 18
who lived with their family regularly had a cervical smear test.
For information please contact Mecap
www.mencap.org.uk
learning disability who was aged 50 or over was screened for breast cancer,
compared with a national average of 76%. Only 3% of disabled women over 18
who lived with their family regularly had a cervical smear test.
For information please contact Mecap
www.mencap.org.uk