"Everyone needs a Deb": what Australian indigenous women say about breast cancer screening and treatment services.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Breast cancer continues to be the second most diagnosed cancer overall and the most diagnosed cancer for women in Australia. While mortality rates overall have declined in recent years, Indigenous women continue to be diagnosed at more marginal rates (0.9 times) and are more likely to die (1.2 times). The literature provides a myriad of reasons for this; however, the voices of Indigenous women are largely absent. This study sets out to understand what is happening from the perspectives of Australian Indigenous women with a view to charting culturally safer pathways that improve participation in screening and treatment by Indigenous women.

Methods

This co-design study was conducted using semi-structured, in-depth interviews and focus group discussions. Recruitment

SUBMITTER: Christie V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10283162 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature