Login / Signup

Does gynaecological cancer care meet the needs of Indigenous Australian women? Qualitative interviews with patients and care providers.

Beverley Marcusson-RababiKate Mallory AndersonLisa J WhopTamara L ButlerNicole WhitsonGail Garvey
Published in: BMC health services research (2019)
Our findings revealed that experiences of cancer care for Indigenous women are overlain by challenges associated with late referral, misdiagnosis, miscommunication, lack of information, logistics in accessing treatment and services and system cultural insensitivities. Our findings offer insights that can inform cancer care provision to more effectively support Indigenous women accessing gynaecological cancer services.
Keyphrases