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ArticleCancer control : journal of the Moffitt Cancer Center

Women-Centric Breast Cancer Care in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: Challenges, Solutions, and a Roadmap for Equity.

Jabed Iqbal

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Article in Cancer control : journal of the Moffitt Cancer Center. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It has been retracted, and should not be counted. Cited by 3 papers.

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3citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

1 author.

Jabed IqbalDivision of Pathology, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore.ORCID 0000-0003-4137-1791

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Breast cancer remains a critical public health challenge in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), where late-stage diagnoses, limited access to care, and fragmented survivorship support exacerbate disparities in outcomes. This manuscript examines the systemic barriers to delivering women-centric breast cancer care in LMICs, including geographic and socioeconomic inequities, underfunded prevention efforts, and gaps in policy implementation. Building on a proposed roadmap for reform, we advocate for culturally adaptive strategies, community co-creation, and investment in scalable care models. By prioritizing women's unique needs and fostering multisectoral collaboration, LMICs can transform breast cancer care from survival-focused to empowerment-driven, even amid resource constraints.

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Breast NeoplasmsHealth EquityDeveloping CountriesFemaleHealthcare DisparitiesHealth Services AccessibilityHumansbreast cancerhealthcareLMIC

Identifiers

PMID40956982
PMCPMC12441264

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