Breast cancer treatment: A phased approach to implementation

M Mutebi, BO Anderson, C Duggan, C Adebamowo… - Cancer, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Optimal treatment outcomes for breast cancer are dependent on a timely diagnosis followed
by an organized, multidisciplinary approach to care. However, in many low‐and middle …

Breast cancer in low-and middle-income countries: why we need pathology capability to solve this challenge

YM Martei, LE Pace, JE Brock… - Clinics in laboratory …, 2017 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The global burden of cancer is increasing worldwide, with most new cancer cases and
cancer-related mortality occurring in low-and middle-income countries (LMIC). 1 It is …

“How can a woman live without having a breast?”: challenges related to mastectomy in Ethiopia

A Wondimagegnehu, S Teferra, M Assefa, B Zebrack… - BMC cancer, 2024 - Springer
Background Although mastectomy is the standard treatment modality for breast cancer
patients in Ethiopia, our previous study revealed that one in five patients do not receive the …

Cost effectiveness and affordability of trastuzumab in sub-Saharan Africa for early stage HER2-positive breast cancer

N Gershon, Y Berchenko, PS Hall… - Cost effectiveness and …, 2019 - Springer
Background Breast cancer is the second most common cancer worldwide, the most common
among women, and the most frequent cause of death among women in less developed …

Treatment guideline concordance, initiation, and abandonment in patients with non-metastatic breast cancer from the African Breast Cancer–Disparities in Outcomes …

M Foerster, V McCormack, BO Anderson… - The Lancet …, 2022 - thelancet.com
Background Comprehensive breast cancer management is essential to achieve high breast
cancer survival; however, detailed reports of the treatment regimens received by patients are …

Prevention of cervical and breast cancer mortality in low-and middle-income countries: a window of opportunity

S de Sanjose, VD Tsu - International journal of women's health, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Breast and cervical cancer are the two most common women's cancers worldwide.
Countries have invested for decades in early detection programs for breast and cervical …

[HTML][HTML] Forty-five years of research and progress in breast cancer: progress for some, disparities for most

I Hoxha, DA Islami, G Uwizeye, V Forbes… - JCO Global …, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Impressive gains in breast cancer research and treatment have been made over the past 45
years in high-income countries. Many women are now cured with a simple lumpectomy …

Access to radiation therapy and related clinical outcomes in patients with cervical and breast cancer across sub-saharan africa: A systematic review

SE Beltrán Ponce, SA Abunike, JC Bikomeye… - JCO Global …, 2023 - ascopubs.org
PURPOSE To better understand the barriers to accessing standard-of-care radiation therapy
(RT) for breast and cervical cancer in sub-Saharan Africa and their impact on outcomes …

Demographic pattern, tumor size and stage of breast cancer in Africa: a meta-analysis

A Olayide, A Isiaka, R Ganiyu, O Samuel… - Asian Pacific Journal of …, 2021 - waocp.com
Purpose: Understanding the epidemiology of breast cancer (BC) in Africa, as well as
regional variation is essential for planning future intervention. Our objective was to describe …

Relative dose intensity and pathologic response rates in patients with breast cancer and with and without HIV who received neoadjuvant chemotherapy

YM Martei, M Narasimhamurthy, DI Setlhako… - JCO Global …, 2022 - ascopubs.org
PURPOSE Patients who are HIV-positive and have breast cancer have worse overall
survival (OS) compared with patients who are HIV-negative. Pathologic complete response …