Cancer and mental handicap. A further study (1976-85).
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Abstract
In four hospitals for the mentally handicapped, 302 patients died during the decade 1976-85; of these, 53 (17.5%) died from cancer. The percentage of deaths from all types of cancer during that period showed an increase, particularly in gastrointestinal cancer, as compared with the previous four decades.
Medical subject headings
- Intellectual Disability
- Neoplasms