Delays in Diagnosis and Treatment of Breast Cancer and the Pathways of Care: A Mixed Methods Study from a Tertiary Cancer Centre in North East India.

Arvind KumarSrabana Misra BhagabatyJaya Prasad TripathyKalaiselvi SelvarajJoydeep PurkayasthaRavikant Singh

Published in: Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP (2019)

Treatment delay was the major contributor to overall delay. Private providers need to be sensitized and trained in screening of breast cancer and referral of suspected cases of cancer. More awareness is needed about warning symptoms of breast cancer and misconceptions regarding the disease.<br />.

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