Characterizing breast cancer treatment pathways in Kumasi, Ghana from onset of symptoms to final outcome: Outlook towards cancer control

Breast Disease

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 139-149

  Scherber, Samuel ^a   Soliman, Amr S ^b   Awuah, Baffour ^c   Osei Bonsu, Ernest ^c   Adjei, Ernest ^c   Abantanga, Frank ^c   Merajver, Sofia D ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; developing countries (LMIC); Ghana; health systems navigation

Indexed keywords

CAPECITABINE; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DOXORUBICIN; FLUOROURACIL; METHOTREXATE; PACLITAXEL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER ADJUVANT THERAPY; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER HORMONE THERAPY; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL PATHWAY; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; GHANA; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASTECTOMY; MULTIPLE CYCLE TREATMENT; PARTIAL MASTECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTOCOL COMPLIANCE; TREATMENT DURATION; AGED; BREAST NEOPLASMS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ATTITUDE; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADULT; AGED; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; GHANA; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 84921939680     PISSN: 08886008     EISSN: 15581551     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/BD-140372     Document Type: Article

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