Barriers to early presentation of breast cancer among women in Soweto, South Africa.
Maureen JoffeOluwatosin AyeniShane Anthony NorrisValerie Ann McCormackPaul RuffIshani DasAlfred I NeugutJudith S JacobsonHerbert CubaschPublished in: PloS one (2018)
Limited patient education, breast cancer knowledge and awareness, and health system inefficiencies were associated with advanced stage at diagnosis. Sustained community and healthcare worker education may down-stage disease and improve cancer outcomes.
Keyphrases
- healthcare
- south africa
- case report
- breast cancer risk
- hiv positive
- papillary thyroid
- polycystic ovary syndrome
- quality improvement
- squamous cell
- mental health
- squamous cell carcinoma
- metabolic syndrome
- health information
- adipose tissue
- insulin resistance
- pregnant women
- hepatitis c virus
- weight loss
- human immunodeficiency virus
- men who have sex with men
- glycemic control