The importance of cancer prevention policies to inform and guide preventative and screening measures for people with intellectual disabilities: The COST project “Cancer- Understanding Prevention in Intellectual Disabilities”
Vladimir VukovicDepartment of Epidemiology,
Faculty of Medicine,
University of Novi Sad,
SerbiaCentre for Disease Control and Prevention,
Institute of Public Health of Vojvodina,
Amina BandaRadboud University Medical Center,
The Netherlands,
Lara CarneiroPhysical Education Department,
College of Education,
United Arab Emirates University,
United Arab EmiratesResearch Center in Sports Sciences,
Health Sciences and Human Development,
University of Maia,
Soner DoganDepartment of Medical Biology,
School of Medicine,
Yeditepe University,
Peter KnappDepartment of Health Sciences ,
the Hull York Medical School,
University of York,
United Kingdom,
Martin McMahonSchool of Nursing ,
The University of Dublin Trinity College,
Trinity Centre for Ageing and Intellectual Disability ,
The University of Dublin Trinity College,
School of Nursing ,
Dragana MilutinovicDepartment of Nursing,
Faculty of Medicine,
University of Novi Sad,
Pinar SoylarHealth science faculty,
Fırat University,
Kate SykesDepartment of Social Work,
Education and Community Wellbeing,
Faculty of Health and Life Sciences,
Northumbria University,
United Kingdom,
Betul Tosun,
Ayla YavaDepartment of Nursing,
Faculty of Health Sciences,
Hasan Kalyoncu University,
Vladimir TrajkovskiFaculty of Philosophy,
Cyril and Methodius University,
John WellsSchool of Health Sciences,
South East Technological University,
Maarten CuypersRadboud University Medical Center,
The Netherlands
Journal of Intellectual Disabilities
Published online on November 09, 2023
Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, Volume 30, Issue 1, Page 159-172, March 2026.
Cancer is a global public health problem, but its exact prevalence in people with intellectual disabilities is still uncertain. This population, with limited health skills and complex health needs, faces many challenges in cancer prevention, screening, ...