Overall survival, poverty differentials, and mediating pathways among women with breast cancer: South African Breast Cancer and HIV Outcomes cohort
Interventions should prioritize early breast cancer detection. For patients with low socioeconomic status, particularly those with comorbid HIV, we must mitigate multifaceted barriers to healthcare access, including limited awareness and knowledge of breast cancer.
Authors
- Sharon Čačala (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0713-3925)
- Ashleigh Craig (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7641-5953)
- Judith S. Jacobson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0916-6165)
- Ines Buccimazza
- Paul Ruff (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1055-1730)
- Wenlong Carl Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3248-4906)
- Charmaine Blanchard (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9302-1454)
- Daniel S. O’Neil (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1779-1166)
- Sarah Nietz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6313-2794)
- Jenny Edge (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3005-7254)
- Yoanna S Pumpalova (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5520-9264)
- Nivashini Murugan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-1980-1805)
- Rofhiwa Mathiba (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2329-6513)
- Shane Anthony Norris (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7124-3788)
- Alfred I. Neugut (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5949-4522)
- Herbert Cubasch (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6110-3984)
- Maureen Joffe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8616-9672)
Institutions
- National Health Laboratory Service (ZA)
- South African Medical Research Council (ZA)
- University of the Witwatersrand (ZA)
- Stellenbosch University (ZA)
- Luther University (KR)
- Tygerberg Hospital (ZA)
- Yale Cancer Center (US)
- Yale University (US)
- Queen Nandi Regional Hospital (ZA)
- Centre international de recherche sur le cancer (FR)
- University of Southampton (GB)
- Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (DE)
- Columbia University (US)
- University of KwaZulu-Natal (ZA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Oncologist
- Published
- 2025-12-11
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/oncolo/oyaf408
- Primary Topic
- Viral-associated cancers and disorders
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00