Open AccessShorter Delay to Treatment by Integrated Diagnostic Services and Ngo-Provided Support among Breast Cancer Patients in Two Brazilian Referral Centres
Author(s) -
Lorena Sofia dos Santos Andrade,
Tácila Thamires de Melo Santos,
Milena Edite Casé de Oliveira,
Kedma Anne Lima Gomes,
Adriana Raquel Araújo Pereira Soares,
Tiago Almeida de Oliveira,
Mathias Weller
Publication year - 2021
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.579
H-Index - 13
ISSN - 2279-9028
DOI - 10.4081/jphr.2021.1880
Subject(s) - medicine , referral , breast cancer , mammography , family medicine , public health , cancer , pathology
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.