Time to diagnosis for breast, cervical and colorectal cancer in Zimbabwe and South Africa: a cross-sectional study
Efforts to improve timely cancer diagnosis in Zimbabwe and SA should focus on supporting primary healthcare providers in managing and referring symptomatic patients, enhancing cancer symptom awareness and interpretation, and addressing barriers to care.
Authors
- John E. Ataguba
- Dharmishta Parmar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8767-8364)
- Zvavahera M. Chirenje (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3538-5150)
- Ekaterina Pazukhina (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9379-0475)
- Sarah Day (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2165-3580)
- J Myles
- Jennifer Moodley (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9398-5202)
- Sudarshan Govender (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1565-0703)
- Valerie Anne Sills (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-0910-5495)
- Bothwell T Guzha
- Suzanne E Scott
Institutions
- Manitoba Health (CA)
- University of Zimbabwe (ZW)
- University of Cape Town (ZA)
- Queen Mary University of London (GB)
- Global Brain Health Institute (US)
- University of Manitoba (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMJ Global Health
- Published
- 2026-02-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjgh-2025-021889
- Primary Topic
- Global Cancer Incidence and Screening
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Government of the United Kingdom
- Barts Charity
- National Institute for Health and Care Research