Geospatial availability of breast cancer treatment modalities and hypothetical access improvement in Ghana: A nationwide survey.

ABSTRACT: Breast cancer in Ghana is a growing public health problem with increasing incidence and poor outcomes. Lack of access to comprehensive treatment in Ghana may be a contributing factor to its high mortality. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the availability of treatments nationwide and systematically identify high yield areas for targeted expansion. We conducted a cross-sectional, nationwide hospital-based survey from November 2020-October 2021. Surveys were conducted in person with trained research assistants and described hospital availability of all breast cancer treatments and personnel. All individual treatment services were reported, and hospitals were further stratified into levels of multi-modal treatment modeled after the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) Framewo

SUBMITTER: Schoenhals S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10503733 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature