Study finds substandard bowel cancer care for people with learning disability

MedicalXpress | Mai 20, 2026

People with a learning disability are at higher risk of developing bowel cancer, yet face significant barriers at nearly every stage of the care pathway, University of Manchester and Christie NHS Foundation Trust have found. The population-based study of more than 2 million people showed individuals with an intellectual disability are more likely to develop bowel cancer, especially before the age of 50. The study is published in BMC Medicine.