Where do delays occur? A systematic review of the barriers to early breast cancer diagnosis across South Africa's health system.
OBJECTIVES: Breast cancer is the most common cancer among South African women, yet the country has the lowest 5-year survival rate among the BRICS nations (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa), at just 40%. PROSPERO REGISTRATION NUMBER: CRD420261297178.
OBJECTIVES: Breast cancer is the most common cancer among South African women, yet the country has the lowest 5-year survival rate among the BRICS nations (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa), at just 40%. PROSPERO REGISTRATION NUMBER: CRD420261297178.
What the study was
- Study design
- Systematic Review
- Population
- n=8518
- Sample size
- 8518
- Category
- Genomics/Precision Medicine
- Maturity
- Potentially Practice-Changing
- Journal
- BMJ open
Why it surfaced
Scored 8/10 (Systematic Review; novelty=2, relevance=2, design_quality=2, population_or_unmet_need=2). HIGH priority.
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