Explaining disparities in oncology health systems delays and stage at diagnosis between men and women in Botswana: A cohort study.

<h4>Purpose</h4>Men in Botswana present with more advanced cancer than women, leading to poorer outcomes. We sought to explain sex-specific differences in time to and stage at treatment initiation.<h4>Methods</h4>Cancer patients who initiated oncology treatment between Octobe...

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Main Authors: Hari S Iyer, Racquel E Kohler, Doreen Ramogola-Masire, Carolyn Brown, Kesaobaka Molebatsi, Surbhi Grover, Irene Kablay, Memory Bvochora-Nsingo, Jason A Efstathiou, Shahin Lockman, Neo Tapela, Scott L Dryden-Peterson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0218094