Explaining disparities in oncology health systems delays and stage at diagnosis between men and women in Botswana: A cohort study.
Hari Subramaniam IyerRacquel E KohlerDoreen Ramogola-MasireCarolyn BrownKesaobaka MolebatsiSurbhi GroverIrene KablayMemory Bvochora-NsingoJason A EfstathiouShahin LockmanNeo TapelaScott L Dryden-PetersonPublished in: PloS one (2019)
Accounting for the types of cancers experienced by men and women strongly attenuated disparities in time to treatment initiation and stage. Higher incidence of rarer cancers among men could explain these disparities.