Executive summary Women interact with cancer in complex ways, as healthy individuals
participating in cancer prevention and screening activities, as individuals living with and …

Background and methods The prevention and control of breast cancer in sub-Saharan Africa
(SSA) is an increasingly critical public health issue. Breast cancer is the most frequent …

Purpose This study aims to examine the burden of breast cancer in 185 countries in 2018.
Methods The estimates of incidence, mortality, and prevalence of breast cancer were drawn …

Breast cancer is the leading cancer diagnosis and second most common cause of cancer
deaths in sub‐Saharan Africa (SSA). Yet, there are few population‐level survival data from …

Breast cancer is the commonest cause of global cancer-related deaths in women and a
public health burden in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Although the disease incidence in SSA …

Background. Despite the high incidence and mortality rate of breast cancer (BC) in Ghana,
little attention has been given to the issue of how adult women cope with having BC. The …

Introduction Starting cancer treatment early can improve outcomes. Psychosocial factors
influencing patients' medical help-seeking decisions may be particularly important in low …

Purpose Reported breast cancer incidence is rising in South Africa, where some women are
diagnosed late and have poor outcomes. We studied patient and provider factors associated …

Introduction With the vision of achieving Universal Health Coverage (UHC) by the year
2030, many sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries have implemented health insurance …

Background Breast cancer is one of the common global health concerns that affects2. 1
million women each year and causes the highest number of cancer-related morbidity and …