December 1, 2025Cancer MedicineOpen Access

Factors Influencing Time to Treatment Initiation for Breast Cancer in Ethiopia

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Cross-sectional analysis highlights barriers to timely breast cancer treatment for low-income groups in Ethiopia.

Delays in initiating treatment for breast cancer are influenced by sociocultural and systemic barriers in Ethiopia.
Low-income groups experience significant delays, linked to delays in first healthcare contact and further diagnosis.
Data was collected from 458 women diagnosed with breast cancer using structured interviews across three hospitals.
This highlights the need for multilevel interventions to tackle barriers and improve treatment timelines.

Kibret et al. (2025) studied this question.

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