Calls for cancer screening shouldn’t just focus on race | Letter

Screening must be grounded in evidence-based policy design rather than ethnicity, says Tanimola MartinsAs a Black man in my mid-40s and a researcher in ethnic inequalities in cancer diagnosis, I read Steve McQueen’s story with both personal and professional interest (‘My father’s death saved my life’: director Steve McQueen on grief, gratitude and getting cancer, 5 April). His advocacy for early detection is powerful – but the article would benefit from important nu