Browsing by Author "Costas-Chavarri, Ainhoa"

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Breast Cancer in Africa: Limitations and Opportunities for Application of Genomic Medicine

Silverstein, Allison; Sood, Rachita; Costas-Chavarri, Ainhoa (Hindawi Publishing Corporation, 2016)

As genomic medicine gains clinical applicability across a spectrum of diseases, insufficient application in low-income settings stands to increase health disparity. Breast cancer screening, diagnosis, and treatment have ...
The Haiti Breast Cancer Initiative: Initial Findings and Analysis of Barriers-to-Care Delaying Patient Presentation

Sharma, Ketan; Costas, Ainhoa; Damuse, Ruth; Hamiltong-Pierre, Jean; Pyda, Jordan; Ong, Cecilia T.; Shulman, Lawrence N.; Meara, John G. (Hindawi Publishing Corporation, 2013)

Background. In Haiti, breast cancer patients present at such advanced stages that even modern therapies offer modest survival benefit. Identifying the personal, sociocultural, and economic barriers-to-care delaying patient ...
A Systematic Review of Barriers to Breast Cancer Care in Developing Countries Resulting in Delayed Patient Presentation

Sharma, Ketan; Costas, Ainhoa; Shulman, Lawrence Nathan; Meara, John Gerard (Hindawi Publishing Corporation, 2012)

Background: Within the developing world, many personal, sociocultural, and economic factors cause delayed patient presentation, a prolonged interval from initial symptom discovery to provider presentation. Understanding ...