Health and racial disparity in breast cancer

CG Yedjou, JN Sims, L Miele, F Noubissi… - … cancer metastasis and …, 2019 - Springer
Breast cancer is the most common noncutaneous malignancy and the second most lethal
form of cancer among women in the United States. It currently affects more than one in ten …

[HTML][HTML] Ultrasound for breast cancer detection globally: a systematic review and meta-analysis

R Sood, AF Rositch, D Shakoor, E Ambinder… - Journal of global …, 2019 - ascopubs.org
PURPOSE Mammography is not always available or feasible. The purpose of this systematic
review and meta-analysis is to assess the diagnostic performance of ultrasound as a primary …

Breast cancer early detection: A phased approach to implementation

O Ginsburg, CH Yip, A Brooks, A Cabanes, M Caleffi… - Cancer, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
When breast cancer is detected and treated early, the chances of survival are very high.
However, women in many settings face complex barriers to early detection, including social …

Delays in breast cancer detection and treatment in developing countries

MM Rivera-Franco… - Breast cancer: basic and …, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women in both developed and developing
countries and the second most common cancer in the world. Developing countries are …

Prevalence of anxiety among breast cancer patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis

SM Hashemi, H Rafiemanesh, T Aghamohammadi… - Breast Cancer, 2020 - Springer
This study aimed to determine the prevalence of anxiety among breast cancer patients. In
April 2019, three electronic databases (PubMed, Web of Science, and Scopus) were …

[HTML][HTML] Challenges to the early diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer in developing countries

K Unger-Saldaña - World journal of clinical oncology, 2014 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
This critical review of the literature assembles and compares available data on breast
cancer clinical stage, time intervals to care, and access barriers in different countries. It …

Guideline implementation for breast healthcare in low‐income and middle‐income countries: Overview of the Breast Health Global Initiative Global Summit 2007

BO Anderson, CH Yip, RA Smith, R Shyyan, SF Sener… - Cancer, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Breast cancer outcomes in low‐and middle‐income countries (LMCs) correlate with the
degree to which 1) cancers are detected at early stages, 2) newly detected cancers can be …

Assessing the racial and ethnic disparities in breast cancer mortality in the United States

CG Yedjou, PB Tchounwou, M Payton, L Miele… - International journal of …, 2017 - mdpi.com
Breast cancer is the second leading cause of cancer related deaths among women aged 40–
55 in the United States and currently affects more than one in ten women worldwide. It is …

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 …

Delays in breast cancer presentation and diagnosis at two rural cancer referral centers in Rwanda

LE Pace, T Mpunga, V Hategekimana… - The …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Background. Breast cancer incidence is increasing in low-and middle-income countries
(LMICs). Mortality/incidence ratios in LMICs are higher than in high-income countries, likely …