An initial benchmark of the quality of the diagnosis and surgical treatment of breast cancer in South Africa
We evaluated local quality indicators for an initial benchmark, and the most emergent gaps in care are the receipt of radiotherapy and underutilisation of sentinel node biopsy.
Authors
- Paul Ruff (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1055-1730)
- Boitumelo Phakathi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8991-6060)
- Wenlong Carl Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3248-4906)
- Ines Buccimazza (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5399-3101)
- Sarah Nietz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6313-2794)
- Herbert Cubasch (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6110-3984)
- Maureen Joffe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8616-9672)
- S. R. Čačala
- S. Norris
Institutions
- University of the Witwatersrand (ZA)
- University of KwaZulu-Natal (ZA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- South African Medical Journal
- Published
- 2025-02-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.7196/samj.2025.v115i1.2292
- Primary Topic
- Global Cancer Incidence and Screening
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Institutes of Health
- Medical Research Council
- National Cancer Institute