{"id":309216,"date":"2026-01-13T21:00:04","date_gmt":"2026-01-13T21:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/how-learning-disabled-adults-with-cancer-are-failed-by-the-health-system-angelas-story\/"},"modified":"2026-01-13T21:00:04","modified_gmt":"2026-01-13T21:00:04","slug":"how-learning-disabled-adults-with-cancer-are-failed-by-the-health-system-angelas-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/how-learning-disabled-adults-with-cancer-are-failed-by-the-health-system-angelas-story\/","title":{"rendered":"How learning disabled adults with cancer are failed by the health system &#8211; Angela&#8217;s story"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/ShMVJHmq8vA\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"How learning disabled adults with cancer are failed by the health system - Angela's story\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ShMVJHmq8vA\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>In September last year we reported on the worrying number of people with learning disabilities who are missing out on cancer diagnosis.<\/p>\n<p>[Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe]<\/p>\n<p>This programme has since followed the story of one woman, Angela Tee, who died from breast cancer not long after we filmed with her. 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