Simple Summary Nearly all breast cancer patients survive for more than five years when the
tumor is found early and in the localized stage. Regular clinical breast examinations …

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 …

Purpose Africa has low breast cancer incidence rates but high mortality rates from this
disease due to poor survival. Delays in presentation and diagnosis are major determinants …

Background. Within the developing world, many personal, sociocultural, and economic
factors cause delayed patient presentation, a prolonged interval from initial symptom …

Aims To study the diagnosis delay and its impact on stage of disease among women with
breast cancer on Libya. Methods 200 women, aged 22 to 75 years with breast cancer …

Background: Reducing treatment delay improves outcomes in breast cancer. The aim of this
study was to determine factors influencing patient-and system-related delays in commencing …

BACKGROUND The objective of this study was to determine the correlation between health
system delay and clinical disease stage in patients with breast cancer. METHODS This was …

Purpose To investigate factors associated with delays in presentation and diagnosis of
women with confirmed breast cancer (BC). Methods A cross-sectional study nested in an …

Objectives The aim of this study was to explore and understand women's pathways to breast
cancer diagnosis and factors influencing this journey. Design and setting Indepth interviews …

Four hundred and nineteen articles related to breast cancer were found in a search through
a database dedicated to indexing all original data relevant to medicine published in …