Deji Ayonrinde
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Deji Ayonrinde
@braindrum
Community Psychiatrist. MBA. Professor. @queensu | Alum @UCL @ImperialCollege |mental health advocacy| #GlobalHealth 🇮🇳 🇦🇺 🇳🇬🇬🇧🇨🇦. Views & 📸 mine.

March is #ColorectalCancer Awareness Month 💙 📍2nd leading cause of cancer death in men & 3rd in women 📍4th most diagnosed cancer in 🇨🇦 “…the unhoused or those living with severe mental illness are less likely to screen, get diagnosed later & have worse outcomes” - #YGK 💙



Dr. Ayonrinde sheds light on a critical gap in cancer care: the challenges faced by individuals living with severe mental illness. Watch his 5 à 7 Research Talk "Don't Leave Me Behind: Navigating Cancer and Psychosis" ➡️ bit.ly/40ExM2l







People with #psychosis face huge challenges in #cancer care. Listen to “Ronnie’s Story” - #colorectal #bowel ⬇️healthy lifestyle ⬇️cancer literacy ⬇️screening ⬇️engagement ⬇️life expectancy ⬇️equity in care ⬆️stigma ⬆️mortality #CaSMIP - Don’t Leave Me Behind! ❤️🩹


Today, we published new draft guidance aimed at helping improve the accuracy and performance of pulse oximeters – important devices for patient care that are used to estimate the amount of oxygen carried in the blood – across the range of skin pigmentation. fda.gov/news-events/pr…











