Challenges in the management of breast cancer in low-and middle-income countries

CH Yip, NA Taib - Future oncology, 2012 - Future Medicine
The incidence of breast cancer is rising in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs) due to
'westernization'of risk factors for developing breast cancer. However, survival remains low …

Breast cancer in low‐and middle‐income countries: an emerging and challenging epidemic

A Tfayli, S Temraz, R Abou Mrad… - Journal of …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Breast cancer is a major health care problem that affects more than one million women
yearly. While it is traditionally thought of as a disease of the industrialized world, around …

Breast healthcare and cancer control in limited-resource countries: a framework for change

BO Anderson - Nature clinical practice oncology, 2006 - nature.com
In low-resource regions of the world, women with breast cancer often do not present
themselves for treatment until the disease has reached an advanced stage. This article …

Breast cancer in low and middle income countries (LMIC s): a shifting tide in global health

BO Anderson, AM Ilbawi, NS El Saghir - The breast journal, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Cancer control planning has become a core aspect of global health, as rising rates of
noncommunicable diseases in low‐resource settings have fittingly propelled it into the …

Optimisation of breast cancer management in low-resource and middle-resource countries: executive summary of the Breast Health Global Initiative consensus, 2010

BO Anderson, E Cazap, NS El Saghir, CH Yip… - The lancet …, 2011 - thelancet.com
The purpose of the Breast Health Global Initiative (BHGI) 2010 summit was to provide a
consensus analysis of breast cancer control issues and implementation strategies for low …

Breast cancer in resource-limited countries

S Masood - Women's Health, 2006 - journals.sagepub.com
As one of the major causes of morbidity, mortality and disease burden, breast cancer
continues to receive significant attention. However, this attention is most conspicuous in …

Breast cancer in sub-Saharan Africa: challenges and opportunities to reduce mortality

LE Pace, LN Shulman - The oncologist, 2016 - academic.oup.com
The objective of this review is to describe existing data on breast cancer incidence and
mortality in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs), in particular in sub-Saharan Africa; …

[HTML][HTML] Breast cancer management in low resource countries (LRCs): consensus statement from the Breast Health Global Initiative

NS El Saghir, CA Adebamowo, BO Anderson… - The Breast, 2011 - Elsevier
The Breast Health Global Initiative (BHGI) brought together international breast cancer
experts and advocates in a summit conference in Chicago, Illinois, USA, in 2010 to discuss …

Breast cancer in countries of limited resources

EJ Kantelhardt, C Hanson, US Albert, J Wacker - Breast Care, 2008 - karger.com
For 2010, the annual incidence of breast cancer is estimated to increase from now 1.15 Mio
to 1.5 Mio new cases per year. The increase is mainly seen in low and middle income …

Challenges and Opportunities in Breast Cancer Care in Low-Resourced Countries, Jordan as An Example

H Abdel-Razeq, A Mansour - Cancers, 2024 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary As the most common cancer diagnosed worldwide, breast cancer
treatment represents a great opportunity to set up processes to improve the integration of all …