Inequities in breast cancer treatment in sub-Saharan Africa: findings from a prospective multi-country observational study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Improving breast cancer survival in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is urgently needed, requiring early diagnosis and improved access to treatment. However, data on the types of and barriers to receiving breast cancer therapy in this region are limited and have not been compared between different SSA countries and treatment settings.

Methods

In different health care settings across Uganda, Nigeria and Namibian sites of the prospective African Breast Cancer - Disparities in Outcomes cohort study, we assessed the percentage of newly diagnosed breast cancer patients who received treatment (systemic, surgery and/or radiotherapy) for cancer and their socio-demographic and clinical determinants. Treatment data were systematically extracted from medical records, as well as self

SUBMITTER: Foerster M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6691541 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature