{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"submitter":["Tapela NM"],"funding":["NIAID NIH HHS","NCI NIH HHS","Paul G. Allen Family Foundation","United States National Institutions of Health"],"pagination":["187"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC5986942"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["8"],"pubmed_abstract":["Introduction
Health system delays in diagnosis of cancer contribute to the glaring disparities in cancer mortality between high-income countries and low- and middle-income countries. In Botswana, approximately 70% of cancers are diagnosed at late stage and median time from first health facility visit for cancer-related symptoms to specialty cancer care was 160 days (IQR 59-653). We describe the implementation and early outcomes of training targeting primary care providers, which is a part of a multi-component implementation study in Kweneng-East district aiming to enhance timely diagnosis of cancers.Methods
Health-care providers from all public facilities within the district were invited to participate in an 8-h intensive short-course program developed by a multidisciplinar"],"journal":["Frontiers in oncology"],"pubmed_title":["A Step Toward Timely Referral and Early Diagnosis of Cancer: Implementation and Impact on Knowledge of a Primary Care-Based Training Program in Botswana."],"pmcid":["PMC5986942"],"funding_grant_id":["K23 AI091434","P30 CA006516","C06 CA059267","11689","K24 AI131928","3P30CA006516-51S4, K23AI091434, C06CA059267"],"pubmed_authors":["Grover S","Narasimhamurthy M","Lockman S","Dryden-Peterson S","Barak T","Shulman LN","Gabegwe K","Peluso MJ","Tapela NM","Botebele K","Nkele I","Kohler RE","Setlhako II","Mmalane M"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"A Step Toward Timely Referral and Early Diagnosis of Cancer: Implementation and Impact on Knowledge of a Primary Care-Based Training Program in Botswana.","description":"Introduction
Health system delays in diagnosis of cancer contribute to the glaring disparities in cancer mortality between high-income countries and low- and middle-income countries. In Botswana, approximately 70% of cancers are diagnosed at late stage and median time from first health facility visit for cancer-related symptoms to specialty cancer care was 160 days (IQR 59-653). We describe the implementation and early outcomes of training targeting primary care providers, which is a part of a multi-component implementation study in Kweneng-East district aiming to enhance timely diagnosis of cancers.Methods
Health-care providers from all public facilities within the district were invited to participate in an 8-h intensive short-course program developed by a multidisciplinar","dates":{"release":"2018-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2018","modification":"2025-04-04T20:43:13.511Z","creation":"2019-03-26T23:41:31Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC5986942","cross_references":{"pubmed":["29896450"],"doi":["10.3389/fonc.2018.00187"]}}