The Haiti Breast Cancer Initiative: Initial Findings and Analysis of Barriers-to-Care Delaying Patient Presentation

Background. In Haiti, breast cancer patients present at such advanced stages that even modern therapies offer modest survival benefit. Identifying the personal, sociocultural, and economic barriers-to-care delaying patient presentation is crucial to controlling disease. Methods. Patients presenting...

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Main Authors: Ketan Sharma, Ainhoa Costas, Ruth Damuse, Jean Hamiltong-Pierre, Jordan Pyda, Cecilia T. Ong, Lawrence N. Shulman, John G. Meara
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2013-01-01
Series:Journal of Oncology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/206367