Early detection and treatment strategies for breast cancer in low-income and upper middle-income countries: a modelling study

Summary: Background: Poor breast cancer survival in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs) can be attributed to advanced-stage presentation and poor access to systemic therapy. We aimed to estimate the outcomes of different early detection strategies in combination with systemic chemotherap...

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Main Authors: Jeanette K Birnbaum, PhD, Catherine Duggan, PhD, Benjamin O Anderson, MD, Ruth Etzioni, PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-08-01
Series:The Lancet Global Health
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214109X18302572