Patient Delay in Breast Cancer Diagnosis in Two Hospitals in Karachi, Pakistan: Preventive and Life-Saving Measures Needed

PURPOSE Patients with breast cancer in Pakistan commonly present with advanced disease. The objectives of this study were to evaluate the frequency and length of delays in seeking medical consultation and to assess the factors associated with them. METHODS Four hundred ninety-nine patients with newl...

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Main Authors: Uzma Shamsi, Shaista Khan, Iqbal Azam, Shaheryar Usman, Amir Maqbool, Tiffany Gill, Romaina Iqbal, David Callen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society of Clinical Oncology 2020-11-01
Series:JCO Global Oncology
Online Access:https://ascopubs.org/doi/10.1200/GO.20.00034