Keywords:
Cancer; Social determinants; Indigenous health; Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health; Australia
Rural health; Cancer screening; Cancer risk
Abstract:
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (hereafter respectfully named Indigenous) Australians are diagnosed with some cancers substantially more frequently than non-Indigenous Australians implying a different risk factor landscape. Additionally, poorer outcomes for certain cancers are exacerbated by lower cancer screening rates and later diagnoses compared to non-Indigenous Australians.