Breast Cancer as a Model to Improve Outcome of Cancer Care in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

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The studies of how to improve outcomes in breast cancer in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs)—as the article of Yip et al., in this issue of World Journal of Surgery—have its important value as these countries comprise most of the populations in the world [1]. Moreover, globally, breast cancer is the most common cancer among females, and its incidence is increasing in LMICs. The management of this type of cancer contains most aspects of cancer care i.e., early detection, diagnosis, surgery, radiotherapy, systemic cytotoxics, hormonal, targeted drugs, palliative care, follow-up, and a wide range of researches. Hence, it is a model for improving cancer care in general. It should be well integrated in the health systems, professional education, and training programs [2]. …