Open AccessSouth African Breast Cancer and HIV Outcomes Study: Methods and Baseline Assessment
Author(s) -
Herbert Cubasch,
Paul Ruff,
Maureen Joffe,
Shane A. Norris,
Tobias Chirwa,
Sarah Nietz,
Vinay Sharma,
Raquel Duarte,
Ines Buccimazza,
Sharon Čačala,
Laura Stopforth,
Wei-Yann Tsai,
Eliezer Stavsky,
Katherine D. Crew,
Judith S. Jacobson,
Alfred I. Neugut
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of global oncology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.002
H-Index - 17
ISSN - 2378-9506
DOI - 10.1200/jgo.2015.002675
Subject(s) - medicine , breast cancer , context (archaeology) , psychological intervention , cancer , cohort , life expectancy , disease , cancer registry , oncology , family medicine , population , environmental health , paleontology , psychiatry , biology
In low- and middle-income, HIV-endemic regions of sub-Saharan Africa, morbidity and mortality from the common epithelial cancers of the developed world are rising. Even among HIV-infected individuals, access to antiretroviral therapy has enhanced life expectancy, shifting the distribution of cancer diagnoses toward non-AIDS-defining malignancies, including breast cancer. Building on our prior research, we recently initiated the South African Breast Cancer and HIV Outcomes study.