Health system barriers influencing timely breast cancer diagnosis and treatment among women in low and middle-income Asian countries: evidence from a mixed …

A Afaya, S Ramazanu, OA Bolarinwa… - BMC Health Services …, 2022 - Springer
Background Globally, breast cancer is the most common cancer type and the leading cause
of cancer mortality among women in develo** countries. A high prevalence of late breast …

Help seeking behavior of women with self-discovered breast cancer symptoms: a meta-ethnographic synthesis of patient delay

Z Khakbazan, A Taghipour, R Latifnejad Roudsari… - PloS one, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Background and Objective Patient delay makes a critical contribution to late diagnosis and
poor survival in cases of breast cancer. Identifying the factors that influence patient delay …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of education based on health belief model on the behavior of breast cancer screening in women

L Masoudiyekta, H Rezaei-Bayatiyani… - Asia-Pacific journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
Objective: The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of education based on
health belief model (HBM) on the behavior of breast cancer screening (bCS) in women …

[HTML][HTML] Co** strategies and experiences in women with a primary breast cancer diagnosis

S Hajian, E Mehrabi, M Simbar… - Asian Pacific journal of …, 2017 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: Women with breast cancer experience problems in multiple aspects of their
lives, but applying effective strategies can result in enhancing their quality of life and their …

Burden of breast cancer and attributable risk factors in the North Africa and Middle East region, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease …

S Azadnajafabad, S Saeedi Moghaddam… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Background Breast cancer (BC) is the most common cancer in women globally. The North
Africa and Middle East (NAME) region is co** hard with the burden of BC. We aimed to …

Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) use and delays in presentation and diagnosis of breast cancer patients in public hospitals in Malaysia

NM Mohd Mujar, M Dahlui, NA Emran, I Abdul Hadi… - PloS one, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) is widely used among the breast cancer
patients in Malaysia. Delays in presentation, diagnosis and treatment have been shown to …

Perspectives of patients, family members, and health care providers on late diagnosis of breast cancer in Ethiopia: A qualitative study

A Gebremariam, A Addissie, A Worku, M Assefa… - PloS one, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Background Most women with breast cancer in Ethiopia are diagnosed at an advanced
stage of the disease, but the reasons for this have not been systematically investigated. This …

Patient delays and system delays in breast cancer treatment in developed and develo** countries

AGQ Freitas, M Weller - Ciência & Saúde Coletiva, 2015 - SciELO Public Health
AbstractDelays in treating breast cancer have been associated with a more advanced stage
of the disease and a decrease in patient survival rates. The scope of this integrative review …

Patient delay in breast cancer diagnosis in two hospitals in Karachi, Pakistan: preventive and life-saving measures needed

U Shamsi, S Khan, I Azam, S Usman, A Maqbool… - JCO global …, 2020 - ascopubs.org
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 …

Knowledge of breast cancer and breast self-examination practice among Iranian women in Hamedan, Iran

M Akhtari-Zavare, A Ghanbari Baghestan… - Asian Pacific Journal …, 2014 - papers.ssrn.com
Background: In Iran, breast cancer is the most prevalent cancer in women and a major
public health problem. Methods: A cross sectional study was carried out to determine …