“Detecting Cancer Using Limited Resources”
Nature
Emily Sohn spotlights the challenges experienced by women in low- and middle-income countries in receiving routine cancer screening and care for gynecological malignancies, including cervical and breast cancer. Through skillful evidence-based reporting, Sohn outlines barriers to addressing these challenges, including limited and out-of-date infrastructure, medical distrust, and lack of information and education surrounding cancer screening and treatment. This piece highlights the need for increased attention to cancer inequities faced by women around the world while providing examples of potential solutions that researchers, clinicians, and public health professionals are currently testing to improve cancer screening and treatment for these populations.
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