Shorter delay to treatment by integrated diagnostic services and NGO- provided support among breast cancer patients in two Brazilian referral centres

Shorter delay to treatment by integrated diagnostic services and NGO- provided support among breast cancer patients in two Brazilian referral centres

Background: The diagnosis of breast cancer requires a complicated series of diagnostic exams. The present study addressed the delay of patients who used publicly and privately financed diagnostic services. Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) donated diagnostic mammograms and biopsies. Design and...

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Main Authors: Lorena Sofia dos Santos Andrade, Tácila Thamires de Melo Santos, Milena Edite Case de Oliveira, Kedma Anne Lima Gomes, Adriana Raquel Araújo Pereira Soares, Tiago Almeida de Oliveira, Mathias Weller
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2021-03-01
Series:Journal of Public Health Research
Subjects:
Breast cancer
patient flow
treatment delay
public and private diagnostic services
outsourced diagnostic services
Online Access:https://www.jphres.org/index.php/jphres/article/view/1880

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