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Identifying important breast cancer control strategies in Asia, Latin America and the Middle East/North Africa
BACKGROUND: Breast cancer is the most frequent cause of cancer death in women worldwide, but global disparities in breast cancer control persist, due to a lack of a comprehensive breast cancer control strategy in many countries. OBJECTIVES: To identify and compare the need for breast cancer control...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3196699/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21933435 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1472-6963-11-227 |
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author | Bridges, John FP Anderson, Benjamin O Buzaid, Antonio C Jazieh, Abdul R Niessen, Louis W Blauvelt, Barri M Buchanan, David R |
author_facet | Bridges, John FP Anderson, Benjamin O Buzaid, Antonio C Jazieh, Abdul R Niessen, Louis W Blauvelt, Barri M Buchanan, David R |
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description | BACKGROUND: Breast cancer is the most frequent cause of cancer death in women worldwide, but global disparities in breast cancer control persist, due to a lack of a comprehensive breast cancer control strategy in many countries. OBJECTIVES: To identify and compare the need for breast cancer control strategies in Asia, Latin America and the Middle East/North Africa and to develop a common framework to guide the development of national breast cancer control strategies. METHODS: Data were derived from open-ended, semi-structured interviews conducted in 2007 with 221 clinicians, policy makers, and patient advocates; stratified across Asia (n = 97), Latin America (n = 46), the Middle East/North Africa (ME/NA) (n = 39) and Australia and Canada (n = 39). Respondents were identified using purposive and snowballing sampling. Interpretation of the data utilized interpretive phenomenological analysis where transcripts and field notes were coded and analyzed and common themes were identified. Analysis of regional variation was conducted based on the frequency of discussion and the writing of the manuscript followed the RATS guidelines. RESULTS: Analysis revealed four major themes that form the foundation for developing national breast cancer control strategies: 1) building capacity; 2) developing evidence; 3) removing barriers; and 4) promoting advocacy - each specified across five sub-ordinate dimensions. The propensity to discuss most dimensions was similar across regions, but managing advocacy was discussed more frequently (p = 0.004) and organized advocacy was discussed less frequently (p < 0.001) in Australia and Canada. CONCLUSIONS: This unique research identified common themes for the development of breast cancer control strategies, grounded in the experience of local practitioners, policy makers and advocacy leaders across diverse regions. Future research should be aimed at gathering a wider array of experiences, including those of patients. |
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spelling | pubmed-31966992011-10-20 Identifying important breast cancer control strategies in Asia, Latin America and the Middle East/North Africa Bridges, John FP Anderson, Benjamin O Buzaid, Antonio C Jazieh, Abdul R Niessen, Louis W Blauvelt, Barri M Buchanan, David R BMC Health Serv Res Research Article BACKGROUND: Breast cancer is the most frequent cause of cancer death in women worldwide, but global disparities in breast cancer control persist, due to a lack of a comprehensive breast cancer control strategy in many countries. OBJECTIVES: To identify and compare the need for breast cancer control strategies in Asia, Latin America and the Middle East/North Africa and to develop a common framework to guide the development of national breast cancer control strategies. METHODS: Data were derived from open-ended, semi-structured interviews conducted in 2007 with 221 clinicians, policy makers, and patient advocates; stratified across Asia (n = 97), Latin America (n = 46), the Middle East/North Africa (ME/NA) (n = 39) and Australia and Canada (n = 39). Respondents were identified using purposive and snowballing sampling. Interpretation of the data utilized interpretive phenomenological analysis where transcripts and field notes were coded and analyzed and common themes were identified. Analysis of regional variation was conducted based on the frequency of discussion and the writing of the manuscript followed the RATS guidelines. RESULTS: Analysis revealed four major themes that form the foundation for developing national breast cancer control strategies: 1) building capacity; 2) developing evidence; 3) removing barriers; and 4) promoting advocacy - each specified across five sub-ordinate dimensions. The propensity to discuss most dimensions was similar across regions, but managing advocacy was discussed more frequently (p = 0.004) and organized advocacy was discussed less frequently (p < 0.001) in Australia and Canada. CONCLUSIONS: This unique research identified common themes for the development of breast cancer control strategies, grounded in the experience of local practitioners, policy makers and advocacy leaders across diverse regions. Future research should be aimed at gathering a wider array of experiences, including those of patients. BioMed Central 2011-09-20 /pmc/articles/PMC3196699/ /pubmed/21933435 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1472-6963-11-227 Text en Copyright ©2011 Bridges et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0 This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Research Article Bridges, John FP Anderson, Benjamin O Buzaid, Antonio C Jazieh, Abdul R Niessen, Louis W Blauvelt, Barri M Buchanan, David R Identifying important breast cancer control strategies in Asia, Latin America and the Middle East/North Africa |
title | Identifying important breast cancer control strategies in Asia, Latin America and the Middle East/North Africa |
title_full | Identifying important breast cancer control strategies in Asia, Latin America and the Middle East/North Africa |
title_fullStr | Identifying important breast cancer control strategies in Asia, Latin America and the Middle East/North Africa |
title_full_unstemmed | Identifying important breast cancer control strategies in Asia, Latin America and the Middle East/North Africa |
title_short | Identifying important breast cancer control strategies in Asia, Latin America and the Middle East/North Africa |
title_sort | identifying important breast cancer control strategies in asia, latin america and the middle east/north africa |
topic | Research Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3196699/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21933435 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1472-6963-11-227 |
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