Towards timely diagnosis of symptomatic breast and cervical cancer in South Africa.
Publication Date
2018-10-02Journal Title
S Afr Med J
ISSN
0256-9574
Publisher
South African Medical Association NPC
Volume
108
Issue
10
Pages
803-804
Language
eng
Type
Article
Physical Medium
Electronic
Metadata
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Moodley, J., Walter, F., Scott, S., & Mwaka, A. (2018). Towards timely diagnosis of symptomatic breast and cervical cancer in South Africa.. S Afr Med J, 108 (10), 803-804. https://doi.org/10.7196/SAMJ.2018.v108i10.13478
Abstract
The global cancer burden is projected to increase by 50% by 2030 and, disturbingly, most of the increase will occur in LMICs.[1–4] Unique features of cancer in Africa are the disproportionately high burden of cancers in women (56%), the high proportion of infection-related cancers (30% of all cancers) and the late stage at which cancer is diagnosed (e.g. 46% of breast cancer in South Africa (SA) diagnosed at an advanced stage).[3–7] Cancer stage is a measure of cancer growth and spread, with stage at presentation being an important prognostic factor. Earlier stage at presentation, enabling more opportunities for curative treatment and improved outcomes, is thus an important goal in any comprehensive cancer care policy.
Keywords
Humans, Breast Neoplasms, Neoplasm Staging, Time Factors, Health Priorities, Referral and Consultation, Primary Health Care, South Africa, Uterine Cervical Neoplasms, Female, Early Detection of Cancer, Delayed Diagnosis
Sponsorship
SAMRC- is this the same, probably not
Funder references
MRC (via University of Cape Town) (MRC-RFA-SHIP 01-2015)
Embargo Lift Date
2100-01-01
Identifiers
External DOI: https://doi.org/10.7196/SAMJ.2018.v108i10.13478
This record's URL: https://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/279629
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Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International
Licence URL: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
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