Open AccessQuality of Breast Cancer Treatment at a Rural Cancer Center in Rwanda
Author(s) -
Daniel S. O’Neil,
Nancy L. Keating,
Jean Marie Vianney Dusengimana,
Vedaste Hategekimana,
Aline Umwizera,
Tharcisse Mpunga,
Lawrence N. Shulman,
Lydia E. Pace
Publication year - 2018
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.2016.008672
Subject(s) - medicine , breast cancer , cancer , radiation therapy , chemotherapy , stage (stratigraphy) , oncology , surgery , paleontology , biology
As breast cancer incidence and mortality rise in sub-Saharan Africa, it is critical to identify strategies for delivery of high-quality breast cancer care in settings with limited resources and few oncology specialists. We investigated the quality of treatments received by a cohort of patients with breast cancer at Butaro Cancer Center of Excellence (BCCOE), Rwanda's first public cancer center.