How is the Welsh Government ensuring Asian patients in Wales are being diagnosed with breast cancer as early as possible following the Inequalities in cancer incidence in Wales by socio-demographic characteristics 2011-2020 report by Public Health Wales which found a higher proportion of breast cancer in the Asian population?
The Women’s Health Plan recognises the different pattern of need and presentation among women based on ethnicity and the need for services to respond to these differences.
Health services follow NHS national symptom-based referral guidance to ensure anyone presenting with symptoms are referred for appropriate investigations. To support this, Health Education and Improvement Wales has rolled out educational resources to GP practices to support referral decisions.
Public Health Wales has developed a Screening Equity Strategy to address differences in participation in breast screening.