Cancer diagnoses among older people with intellectual disability compared with the general population: a national register study

Background Cancer occurrence among older people with intellectual disability (ID) is poorly documented, so we investigated the frequency and distribution of cancer in older people with ID compared with the general population. Method People with ID who were ≥55years old and alive at the end of 2012 ( n = 7936; ID cohort) were identified through a national register of people with ID who received social services in Sweden to optimise the...