Category: breast

March 2025 PURPOSE In Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), resource-stratified guidelines for breast cancer treatment are increasingly recommended, but treatment receipt and outcomes according to these guidelines are underreported. Here, we describe breast cancer treatment patterns by stage and curative-intent guideline-concordant treatment (GCT) receipt among Malawian women. METHODS A prospective cohort of...

September 2023 PURPOSE Despite the disproportionately high risk of breast cancer among women of African heritage, little is known about the facilitators and barriers to implementing germline genetic testing and counseling (GT/C). METHODS This scoping review followed guidelines recommended by the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses extension...

February 2023 PURPOSE Stigma is an impediment across the cancer care continuum, leading to delayed presentation to care, elevated morbidity and mortality, and reduced quality of life. The goal of this study was to qualitatively examine the drivers, manifestations, and impacts of cancer-related stigma among individuals who received cancer treatment...

April 2020 – Breast cancer incidence in sub-Saharan Africa is increasing, and the region has the highest age-standardized breast cancer mortality rate worldwide. In a setting where breast cancer data are limited, our findings indicate that late stage presentation, HER2-enriched and triple-negative subtypes, and HIV coinfection were associated with mortality...

April, 2017 – Breast cancer is very common in Sub-Sahara Africa, but many misconceptions about it make early detections and treatment difficult. This study looks at what misconceptions exist and what barriers need to be addressed.

January 2017 – Clinical breast exams can be a valuable tool in early detection of breast cancer. This study explores the effects of a breast cancer educational talk and breast cancer screenings among women attending urban health clinics in Malawi.

January 2017 – Many women in sub-Saharan Africa are diagnosed with advanced-stage breast cancer. This study explores Malawian breast cancer patients’ perspectives regarding their diagnosis and ability to access care.

July 2016 – To make early detection of breast cancer in Malawi possible, training laywomen to screen seems to be a viable option. 1000 examinations provide the evidence that the quality of these screening compares to screenings performed by clinicians.

March 2016 – Description of a clinical breast exam training program administered to laywomen in Malawi. Participants who completed training demonstrated competency in conducting clinical breast exams and delivering breast cancer educational talks.

December 2015 – Breast cancer screening with mammography for early detection of breast cancer is recommended in high-income countries, but in low- and middle income countries the risk/benefit ratio might be different.