Mark Obrist|Ernest Osei?Bonsu|Baffour Awuah|Shinobu Watanabe?Galloway|Sofía D. Merajver|Kendra K. Schmid|Amr S. Soliman
Factors related to incomplete treatment of breast cancer in Kumasi, Ghana
University of Nebraska Medical Center|Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital|Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital|University of Nebraska Medical Center|University of Michigan–Ann Arbor|University of Nebraska Medical Center|University of Nebraska Medical Center
burden cancer africa enlarging public health challenge breast cancer ghana second common cancer among ghanaian women proportion diagnosed patients complete prescribed treatment estimated limited thereby potentially adding lower survival poor quality life diagnosis objective study identify patient system factors related incomplete treatment breast cancer among patientsthis study conducted komfo anokye teaching hospital kumasi ghana interviewed 117 breast cancer patients next kin breast cancer patients diagnosed 2008 2010islamic religion seeking treatment traditional healers lack awareness national health insurance coverage breast cancer treatment predictors incomplete treatmentthe results study support ghanaian women diagnosed breast cancer multiple addressable modifiable patient factors may deter completing prescribed treatment results highlight need developing testing specific interventions importance completing treatment special focus addressing religious cultural system navigation barriers developing countries