Breast cancer in Latin America: experts perceptions compared with medical care standards

The Breast : Official Journal of the European Society of Mastology
Eduardo CazapG Breitbart

Abstract

The BCRF II study presents a systematic review of the norms, recommendations and guidelines that are considered medical care standards (MCS) for breast cancer in 12 Latin American and Caribbean countries. Three key questions from the BCRF I survey data on early detection and diagnosis are presented to identify implementation practice patterns related to MCS. Information related to MCS was requested from governmental health authorities, cancer institutes, and national scientific and professional societies in 12 Latin American and Caribbean countries. Documents received were reviewed by breast cancer experts from each respective country. Three key survey questions from the BCRF I survey on early detection and diagnosis were reprocessed to provide information related to implementation practice of existing MCS. All countries included in the BCRF II study had medical care standards (MCS) whether published by governmental authorities, national professional or scientific associations, cancer institutes, or adoption of international MCS. Experts reported different practice patterns at a Country level versus a Center level. Overall, 85% of the experts reported that less than 50% of the women with no symptoms undergo a mammography at the...Continue Reading

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Mar 3, 2012·The Lancet Oncology·Brittany L LeePaul E Goss
Feb 26, 2008·The Breast : Official Journal of the European Society of Mastology·Ivo CarelliSérgio Peixoto
Nov 17, 2016·Breast Cancer : the Journal of the Japanese Breast Cancer Society·Teng LiGuanghui Xu
Sep 21, 2018·American Society of Clinical Oncology Educational Book·Eduardo Cazap

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