Breast cancer in Mexico: a growing challenge to health and the health system

Y Chávarri-Guerra, C Villarreal-Garza… - The Lancet …, 2012 - thelancet.com
Breast cancer is a major public health issue in low-income and middle-income countries. In
Mexico, incidence and mortality of breast cancer have risen in the past few decades …

Knowledge, beliefs, and attitudes about breast cancer screening in Latin America and the Caribbean: an in-depth narrative review

AL Doede, EM Mitchell, D Wilson… - Journal of global …, 2018 - ascopubs.org
Purpose Breast cancer (BCA) is the most common cancer and leading cause of cancer
mortality among women in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), and the number of …

Clinical and epidemiological profile of breast cancer in Mexico: Results of the Seguro Popular

N Reynoso-Noverón, C Villarreal-Garza… - Journal of global …, 2017 - ascopubs.org
Purpose One half of the Mexican population lacks comprehensive health care coverage. In
2003, a reform to the General Health Law was approved that led to the creation of the …

[HTML][HTML] Female breast cancer in Central and South America

A Di Sibio, G Abriata, D Forman, MS Sierra - Cancer Epidemiology, 2016 - Elsevier
Rationale and objective The burden of breast cancer has increased worldwide. Breast
cancer mortality has been increasing in Central and South America (CSA) in the last few …

[HTML][HTML] Perceived barriers to breast cancer screening among Saudi women at primary care setting

SB Abdel-Aziz, TT Amin, MB Al-Gadeeb… - Journal of preventive …, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Results Low utilization of BC screening being significantly positively associated with
woman's age, higher educational status, higher family income, using hormonal …

[HTML][HTML] Perceived barriers to breast cancer screening among Saudi women at primary care setting

SB Abdel-Aziz, TT Amin, MB Al-Gadeeb… - Asian Pacific journal …, 2017 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: Screening for breast cancer (BC) is of low rate in Saudi Arabia; although it is
provided in the country free of charge to the population. This cross-sectional study aimed at …

[HTML][HTML] Systematic review of breast cancer biology in developing countries (part 2): Asian subcontinent and South East Asia

R Bhikoo, S Srinivasa, TC Yu, D Moss, AG Hill - Cancers, 2011 - mdpi.com
There has been no systematic appraisal of ethnicity-based variations in breast cancer (BC)
biology amongst women from developing countries. A qualitative systematic review was …

[HTML][HTML] Applying the Fuzzy Delphi Method for determining socio-ecological factors that influence adherence to mammography screening in rural areas of Mexico

AP Sánchez-Lezama… - Cadernos de saúde …, 2014 - SciELO Public Health
In Mexico, regular participation in mammography screening is low, despite higher survival
rates. The objective of our research is to highlight healthcare procedures to be optimized …

[HTML][HTML] Barreiras na atenção em saúde ao câncer de mama: percepção de mulheres

LLC Gonçalves, GL Travassos, AM Almeida… - Revista da Escola de …, 2014 - SciELO Brasil
Objetivo: Identificar as barreiras no acesso à atenção em saúde ao câncer de mama,
percebidas por mulheres em tratamento quimioterápico. Método: Estudo descritivo …

Implementation of a school‐based educational program to increase breast cancer awareness and promote intergenerational transmission of knowledge in a rural …

E Soto‐Perez‐de‐Celis, DD Smith… - The …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Background Rural women have limited access to breast cancer education, which partially
contributes to late diagnosis and treatment. In this pilot study, we tested the feasibility of …