Health system barriers influencing timely breast cancer diagnosis and treatment among women in low and middle-income Asian countries: evidence from a mixed-methods systematic review

• Main Authors: Agani Afaya (Author), Sheena Ramazanu (Author), Obasanjo Afolabi Bolarinwa (Author), Vida Nyagre Yakong (Author), Richard Adongo Afaya (Author), Richard Gyan Aboagye (Author), Silas Selorm Daniels-Donkor (Author), Ahmed-Rufai Yahaya (Author), Jinhee Shin (Author), Veronica Millicent Dzomeku (Author), Martin Amogre Ayanore (Author), Robert Kaba Alhassan (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2022-12-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract Background Globally, breast cancer is the most common cancer type and the leading cause of cancer mortality among women in developing countries. A high prevalence of late breast cancer diagnosis and treatment has been reported predominantly in Low- and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs), inclu...