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International Surgery and Ortho Conference
October 25-26, 2017 | Toronto, Canada
Case Rep Surg Invasive Proced 2017 | Volume 1 Issue 3
T
he fast pace of urbanization has affected patterns of
many diseases. Breast cancer is among the diseases
that gained momentum over recent years in developing
countries and countries of limited resources. The increased
disease burden and limited resources had raised concerns
in provision of optimal care. Despite many sporadic and
individual efforts, the limited early detection programs are
unable to overcome the problem of delayed presentations
with its incurring cost of advanced disease management. The
scarcity of radiotherapy centers coupled by the unaffordable
other treatment modalities further compounds the
problem providing mastectomy as the only available option.
Overcoming cultural and educational barriers remains the
early steps of attempting to provide early detection strategies
in the developing world. While the survival is continually
improved in the developed world due to the advances in
management, developing countries is continuously striving
for more access for advanced technology aiming to improve
survival. Due to the increased disease burden, the parallel
package of high quality primary care services, a functioning
referral system and acquiring advanced technology may
provide an immediate solution for this dilemma. Introduction
of advances in treatment such as Intraoperative radiotherapy
in the conventional operating room set up may further
promote early detection strategies leading to more breast
conserving surgery.
e:
mhadi@uod.edu.saBreast cancer in developing countries
Abdel Hadi
and
Imam Abdulrahman
Bin Faisal University, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia