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dc.contributor.authorHafeez, S
dc.contributor.authorSinghera, M
dc.contributor.authorHuddart, R
dc.date.accessioned2020-07-24T15:05:08Z
dc.date.issued2015-06-26
dc.identifier.citationBMC medicine, 2015, 13 pp. 152 - ?
dc.identifier.issn1741-7015
dc.identifier.urihttps://repository.icr.ac.uk/handle/internal/3869
dc.identifier.eissn1741-7015
dc.identifier.doi10.1186/s12916-015-0386-4
dc.description.abstractDown syndrome is the most common chromosomal disorder in humans as well as the most common cause of inherited intellectual disability. A spectrum of physical and functional disability is associated with the syndrome as well as a predisposition to developing particular malignancies, including testicular cancers. These tumours ordinarily have a high cure rate even in widely disseminated disease. However, individuals with Down syndrome may have learning difficulties, behavioural problems, and multiple systemic complications that have the potential to make standard treatment more risky and necessitates individualized approach in order to avoid unacceptable harm. There is also suggestion that tumours may have a different natural history. Further, people with learning disabilities have often experienced poorer healthcare than the general population. In order to address these inequalities, legislation, professional bodies, and charities provide guidance; however, ultimately, consideration of the person in the context of their own psychosocial issues, comorbidities, and possible treatment strategies is vital in delivering optimal care. We aim to present a review of our own experience of delivering individualized care to this group of patients in order to close the existing health inequality gap.
dc.formatElectronic
dc.format.extent152 - ?
dc.languageeng
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherBMC
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
dc.subjectHumans
dc.subjectNeoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal
dc.subjectTesticular Neoplasms
dc.subjectDown Syndrome
dc.subjectComorbidity
dc.subjectMale
dc.titleExploration of the treatment challenges in men with intellectual difficulties and testicular cancer as seen in Down syndrome: single centre experience.
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.dateAccepted2015-06-03
rioxxterms.versionofrecord10.1186/s12916-015-0386-4
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rioxxterms.licenseref.startdate2015-06-26
rioxxterms.typeJournal Article/Review
dc.relation.isPartOfBMC medicine
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pubs.organisational-group/ICR/Primary Group/ICR Divisions/Radiotherapy and Imaging/Oncogenetics
pubs.organisational-group/ICR/Primary Group/ICR Divisions/Radiotherapy and Imaging/Stereotactic and Precision Body Radiotherapy
pubs.organisational-group/ICR/Primary Group/ICR Divisions/Radiotherapy and Imaging/Stereotactic and Precision Body Radiotherapy/Stereotactic and Precision Body Radiotherapy (hon.)
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pubs.publication-statusPublished
pubs.volume13
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icr.researchteamClinical Academic Radiotherapy (Huddart)
icr.researchteamOncogenetics
icr.researchteamStereotactic and Precision Body Radiotherapy
dc.contributor.icrauthorHafeez, Shaista
dc.contributor.icrauthorHuddart, Robert


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