Years: 2020 – 2021
Training Site: UNC Project-Malawi
Country: Malawi
Mentors: Katherine Reeder-Hayes, MD, MSc, MBA; Tamiwe Tomoka, MBBS, MSc, FCPATH
Title: “Barriers to Essential Breast Cancer Treatment Components in Malawi”
Program Objectives:
Aim 1: Identify patient and provider barriers to curative-intent chemotherapy for breast cancer in Malawi, and examine differences based on HIV status.
Aim 2: Identify patient and provider barriers to curative-intent surgery for breast cancer in Malawi, and examine differences based on HIV status.
Aim 3: Identify patient and provider barriers to endocrine therapy (ET) initiation for hormone receptor-positive breast cancer in Malawi, and examine differences based on HIV status.
NIH Support: NCI
