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.
October 2015 – To implement breast cancer screening in Malawi, it is important to have information about the preferences of women concerning this service. This paper describes a discrete choice experiment, to find out what attributes are relevant for patients. Travel time, health encounter, health worker type and sex, and detection strategy were the most … Read more