Patients' pathways to cancer care in Tanzania: documenting and addressing social inequalities in reaching a cancer diagnosis

• Main Authors: Fortunata Songora Makene (Author), Richard Ngilangwa (Author), Cristina Santos (Author), Charlotte Cross (Author), Twalib Ngoma (Author), Phares G. M. Mujinja (Author), Marc Wuyts (Author), Maureen Mackintosh (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2022-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background This article investigates the extent and sources of late diagnosis of cancer in Tanzania, demonstrating how delayed diagnosis was patterned by inequities rooted in patients' socio-economic background and by health system responses. It provides evidence to guide equity-focuse...