Factors associated with late-stage diagnosis of breast cancer among women in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Alem GebremariamNebiyu DerejeAdamu AddissieAlemayehu WorkuMathewos AssefaAynalem AbrehaWondemagegnehu TigenehLydia E PaceEva Johanna KantelhardtAhmedin JemalPublished in: Breast cancer research and treatment (2020)
Advanced stage at diagnosis of breast cancer among women in Addis Ababa is strongly associated with use of traditional medicine and with prolonged time interval between symptom recognition and disease confirmation. Community- and health systems-level interventions are needed to enhance knowledge about breast cancer and facilitate timely diagnoses.