Most ethnic minority women in the UK are too embarrassed to see their GP with potential cancer symptoms , according to a survey by University of Surrey and King ’s College London , funded by Cancer Research UK . Their report said that compared to up to 91 % of ethnic minority women , just 8 % of white women experienced similar problems . Fears of what symptoms mean and a limited number of GPs were also cited as factors . Among potential barriers to seeing a GP listed in the survey , white women reported three , on average , but those with ethnic minority symptoms reported about six .
Most ethnic minority women in the UK are too embarrassed to see their GP with potential cancer symptoms, according to a study by University of Surrey and King’s College London, funded by Cancer Research UK. Their report said that compared to up to 91% of ethnic minority women, just 8% of white women suffered similar problems. Fears of what symptoms mean and a limited understanding of GPs were also cited as barriers. Among potential barriers to seeing a GP listed in the survey, white women reported three, on average, but those with ethnic minority backgrounds reported about six.