Breast Cancer Research and Treatment

Patients’ experiences undergoing breast evaluation in Rwanda’s Women’s Cancer Early Detection Program

15 Oct 2024

Abstract Purpose There is urgent need for interventions to facilitate earlier diagnosis of breast cancer in low- and middle-income countries where mammography screening is not widely available. Understanding patients’ experiences with ear...

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Implementation research: including breast examinations in a cervical cancer screening programme, Rwanda

Journal Article

15 Oct 2024

Abstract:  Objective To evaluate whether integrating breast and cervical cancer screening in Rwanda’s Women’s Cancer Early Detection Program led to early breast cancer diagnoses in asymptomatic women. Methods Launched in three distr...

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International Agency for Research on Cancer

BREAST CANCER / BREAST SELF-EXAMINATION (BSE)

UN product

07 Oct 2024

Breast self-examination (BSE) is a routine examination that should be carried out at the same time each month to physically check for any lumps or other changes. It entails two important components, i.e. looking and feeling. With this method, wo...

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Pan American Health Organization/WHO

[Video] Global Breast Cancer Initiative in the Americas

WHO product

07 Oct 2024

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American Society of Clinical Oncology

Model for Early Detection of Breast Cancer in Low-Resource Areas: The Experience in Peru

Journal Article

06 Oct 2024

Abstract:  Purpose Late-stage breast cancer detection should be something of the past; however, it is still all too common in low-resource areas, including Peru, where 57% of women diagnosed with cancer are diagnosed at stage III or IV d...

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MD Anderson Cancer Centre, University of Texas

Breast Cancer Lecture Series - MD Anderson Cancer Center and Dharmais Cancer Hospital Collaboration

Webinar

06 Oct 2024

Lecture series focusing on multidisciplinary and innovative approaches for breast cancer diagnosis and treatment. The lectures will be conducted virtually via Zoom for 1 hour with an invited MD Anderson specialist and an opportunity for questions and...

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