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Cancer screening and early diagnosis in low and middle income countries

Mandal, R.; Basu, P. · Bundesgesundheitsblatt - Gesundheitsforschung - Gesundheitsschutz · 2018 · Heft 10 · S. 1505 bis 1512

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2018
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Bundesgesundheitsblatt - Gesundheitsforschung - Gesundheitsschutz
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Mandal, R.; Basu, P.
Ausgabe
Heft 10 / 2018
Jahrgang 61
Seiten
1505 bis 1512
Erschienen: 2018-10-23 19:10:59
ISSN
1437-1588
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Zusammenfassung

Limited health system capacities and competing health priorities in low and middle income countries (LMICs) necessitate a pragmatic approach to population-based cancer screening. Thus, the challenges faced by LMICs to implement a ‘western’ model of screening for common cancers and the possible means to overcome these challenges are presented. Breast cancer is the number one cancer with a rising trend in the majority of LMICs. Implementation of mass-scale mammography-based screening is not feasible and sustainable in most of them. While some LMICs have introduced breast cancer screening based on clinical breast e…

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