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Delays in adjuvant radiotherapy for primary breast cancer is harmful, especially in low-income countries

Published:2023-11-13 Issue: Volume: Page:
ISSN:0049-4755
Container-title:Tropical Doctor
language:en
Short-container-title:Trop Doct

Author:

Maharaj Ravi¹,Cave Christo¹^ORCID,Motilal Shastri²,Naraynsignh Vijay¹

Affiliation:

1. Department of Clinical Surgical Sciences, University of the West Indies, St. Augustine Campus, St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago

2. Department of Paraclinical Sciences, University of the West Indies, Eric Williams Medical Sciences Complex, Champs Fleurs, Trinidad and Tobago

Abstract

Our retrospective cohort study of the effects of radiotherapy delay on the oncological outcome of breast cancer patients showed a prolonged radiotherapy waiting interval was associated with a statistically significant increase in the 3-year breast cancer-specific mortality. This research should stimulate setting up protocols geared towards minimizing delays.

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Subject

Infectious Diseases,Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

Link

http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/00494755231212694

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