scholarly journals Challenges and future directions in breast cancer care in Fukushima prefecture in Japan: correspondence to “A survey on the current status of clinical resources for diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer in rural hospitals of the Tohoku region in Japan”

Breast Cancer ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Akihiko Ozaki ◽  
Kazunoshin Tachibana ◽  
Tohru Ohtake
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Cancer Care ◽  
Rural Hospitals ◽  
Diagnosis And Treatment ◽  
Current Status ◽  
Breast Cancer Care ◽  
Future Directions ◽  
Fukushima Prefecture

scholarly journals Breast Cancer Care in Jordan

2020 ◽  
pp. 260-268 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hikmat Abdel-Razeq ◽  
Asem Mansour ◽  
Dima Jaddan
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Treatment Outcomes ◽  
Cancer Care ◽  
Multimodality Treatment ◽  
Current Status ◽  
Comprehensive Cancer Center ◽  
Cancer Center ◽  
Breast Cancer Care ◽  
Quality Cancer Care ◽  
Treatment Facilities

Breast cancer is the most common malignancy in Jordan and the third leading cause of cancer death after lung and colorectal cancers. Although the incidence of breast cancer in Jordan is lower than that in industrialized nations, the number of new cases has been significantly increasing, and women present with breast cancer at a younger age and with more advanced disease than women in Western countries. Jordan is a medium-income country with limited resources and a young population structure. Therefore, breast cancer poses a particularly challenging burden on the country’s health care system. Despite ongoing endeavors to improve breast cancer care at both public and private levels, more work is needed to achieve downstaging of the disease and improve access, awareness, and participation in early detection. Multimodality treatment facilities and supportive care are available; however, the quality of care varies widely according to where the patient is treated, and most treatment facilities remain located centrally, thus, creating access difficulties. The King Hussein Cancer Center, the only comprehensive cancer center in Jordan, has changed the practice of oncology in the country via implementation of a multidisciplinary approach to treatment, monitoring of treatment outcomes, and investments in ongoing cancer research. However, there remains no national system for ensuring provision of high-quality cancer care nationwide. Here, we review the epidemiology of breast cancer and the current status of breast cancer care in Jordan, we compare our treatment outcomes with international ones, and we highlight challenges and improvement opportunities.

scholarly journals Recommendations for streamlining precision medicine in breast cancer care in Latin America

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Isabel Alvarado‐Cabrero ◽  
Franco Doimi ◽  
Virginia Ortega ◽  
Jurema Telles Oliveira Lima ◽  
Rubén Torres ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Latin America ◽  
Precision Medicine ◽  
Cancer Care ◽  
Breast Cancer Care

Evaluation of Patterns in Access to Breast Cancer Care and Breast Cancer Presentation in a Safety Net Patient Population

2021 ◽  
pp. 000313482096628
Author(s):  
Erica Choe ◽  
Hayoung Park ◽  
Ma’at Hembrick ◽  
Christine Dauphine ◽  
Junko Ozao-Choy
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Cancer Screening ◽  
Breast Cancer Screening ◽  
Cancer Care ◽  
Patient Population ◽  
Safety Net ◽  
Minority Women ◽  
Breast Cancer Care ◽  
Safety Net Hospital ◽  
Screening Mammograms

Background While prior studies have shown the apparent health disparities in breast cancer diagnosis and treatment, there is a gap in knowledge with respect to access to breast cancer care among minority women. Methods We performed a retrospective analysis of patients with newly diagnosed breast cancer from 2014 to 2016 to evaluate how patients presented and accessed cancer care services in our urban safety net hospital. Patient demographics, cancer stage, history of breast cancer screening, and process of referral to cancer care were collected and analyzed. Results Of the 202 patients identified, 61 (30%) patients were younger than the age of 50 and 75 (63%) were of racial minority background. Only 39% of patients with a new breast cancer were diagnosed on screening mammogram. Women younger than the age of 50 ( P < .001) and minority women ( P < .001) were significantly less likely to have had any prior screening mammograms. Furthermore, in patients who met the screening guideline age, more than half did not have prior screening mammograms. Discussion Future research should explore how to improve breast cancer screening rates within our county patient population and the potential need for revision of screening guidelines for minority patients.

De-Implementation of Low-Value Breast Cancer Care: Early Results of the Choosing Wisely Campaign in Breast Surgical Oncology

2019 ◽  
Vol 229 (4) ◽  
pp. S260-S261
Author(s):  
Sarah P. Shubeck ◽  
Margaret E. Smith ◽  
Ton Wang ◽  
Tasha Hughes ◽  
Lesly A. Dossett
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Cancer Care ◽  
Surgical Oncology ◽  
Choosing Wisely ◽  
Breast Cancer Care ◽  
Early Results
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