Consensus study on the health system and patient-related barriers for lung cancer management in South Africa.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Lung cancer is the highest incident cancer globally and is associated with significant morbidity and mortality particularly if identified at a late stage. Poor patient outcomes in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC's) might reflect contextual patient and health system constraints at multiple levels, that act as barriers to prevention, disease recognition, diagnosis, and treatment. Lung cancer screening, even for high-risk patients, is not available in the public health sector in South Africa (SA), where the current HIV and tuberculosis (TB) epidemics often take precedence. Yet, there has been no formal assessment of the individual and health-system related barriers that may delay patients with lung cancer from seeking and accessing help within the public health care

SUBMITTER: Mapanga W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7877667 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature