Patients' experiences undergoing breast evaluation in Rwanda's Women's Cancer Early Detection Program.
Lydia E PaceAmanda M FataVincent K CubakaTheophile NsemgiyumvaJean de Dieu UwihayeCatherine StauberJean-Marie Vianney DusengimanaKayleigh BhangdiaLawrence N ShulmanAnna RevetteMarc HagenimanaFrancois UwinkindiEnock RwamuzaPublished in: Breast cancer research and treatment (2023)
Rwandan women experienced both benefits and burdens as they underwent breast evaluation. Enthusiasm for participation was not reduced by the experience of a false-positive result. Reducing financial, logistical and emotional burdens of the breast diagnostic pathway through patient navigation, peer support and decentralization of diagnostic services could improve patients' experience.
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