Patient Navigation to Improve Access to Breast Cancer Care in Brazil
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چکیده
Noncommunicable diseases, such as cancer, are surpassing infectious diseases as the most pressing health care threat in lowand middle-income countries (LMICs). By 2025, 59% of new cancer cases and 68% of all cancer deaths will occur in LMICs, and health care systems in these countries are struggling to respond to this changing landscape. InBrazil, breast cancer is themost commoncancer and the leading cause of cancer death among women, with 14,206 deaths in 2013 and 57,960 newcancerdiagnosesestimated for theyear2016.
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