Assessing the continuum of care in Sub-Saharan African hospitals performing surgery for breast cancer: a secondary analysis of the GlobalSurg 3 study

Assessing the continuum of care in Sub-Saharan African hospitals performing surgery for breast cancer: a secondary analysis of the GlobalSurg 3 study

Abstract Background While breast cancer incidence rates in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) are among the lowest worldwide, mortality rates remain among the highest, reflecting particularly poor survival. Only a few studies in SSA have investigated the capabilities of treatment services to adequately provid...

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Main Authors: Freddy Houéhanou Rodrigue Gnangnon, Ismaïl Lawani, Stephen R. Knight, Alexis Parenté, Francis Moïse Dossou, Terrence Totah, Dismand Stephan Houinato, Véronique Blanquet, Pierre-Marie Preux, Ewen M. Harrison, on behalf of the GlobalSurg Collaborative and National Institute for Health Research Global Health Research Unit on Global Surgery
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2024-12-01
Series:BMC Cancer
Subjects:
Breast cancer
Sub-Saharan Africa
Surgery
Mortality
Health system
Diagnosis
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12885-024-13267-6

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12885-024-13267-6

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