Division of Hematology/Oncology, American University of Beirut Medical Center, P.O. Box 11-0236, Riad El-Solh, Beirut 1107 2020, Lebanon.
J Oncol. 2010;2010:490631. doi: 10.1155/2010/490631. Epub 2010 Dec 15.
Breast cancer is a major health care problem that affects more than one million women yearly. While it is traditionally thought of as a disease of the industrialized world, around 45% of breast cancer cases and 55% of breast cancer deaths occur in low and middle income countries. Managing breast cancer in low income countries poses a different set of challenges including access to screening, stage at presentation, adequacy of management and availability of therapeutic interventions. In this paper, we will review the challenges faced in the management of breast cancer in low and middle income countries.
乳腺癌是一个重大的医疗保健问题,每年影响超过 100 万名女性。虽然传统上认为它是工业化世界的一种疾病,但大约 45%的乳腺癌病例和 55%的乳腺癌死亡发生在低收入和中等收入国家。在低收入国家管理乳腺癌带来了一系列不同的挑战,包括获得筛查、就诊时的分期、管理的充分性和治疗干预措施的可及性。本文将综述在低收入和中等收入国家管理乳腺癌所面临的挑战。