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Ethnic minority women too shy to talk to GP about cancer

Women from ethnic minorities are more likely than white women to be embarrassed to tell their GP about cancer symptoms

Posted 13 November 2019 - 10:00

Picture shows a young woman wearing a hijab looking worried. A study shows women from ethnic minority backgrounds living in England are more likely to be embarrassed to go to their GP with potential cancer symptoms than white women.

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