This publication of the Breast Health Global Initiative (BHGI, of which PAHO and WHO are partners) for the first time details guidelines for low- and middle-income countries to implement breast cancer programs to detect and treat the most common disease among women worldwide. Other articles address breast pathology, radiation treatment, surgery, and treatment of locally-advanced cancer.

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EDITORIAL: International Disparities in Cancer Care: A Time for Creative Collaboration

• PRIMARY CONSENSUS STATEMENTS: Guideline Implementation for Breast Health Care in Low- and Middle-Income Countries:
  • Overview of the Breast Health Global Initiative Global Summit 2007
  • Early Detection Resource Allocation
  • Diagnosis Resource Allocation
  • Treatment Resource Allocation
  • Breast Health Care Program Resource Allocation
• ORIGINAL ARTICLES: FOCUS GROUP CONSENSUS STATEMENTS
• ORIGINAL ARTICLES: SPECIAL TOPICS
• Stratified Matrix Tables (PDF) tiered system of resource allocation

Useful Links

• Guidelines for International Breast Health and Cancer Control
• About the BHGI (also contains full listing of all BHGI collaborating organizations and corporate partners)
• PAHO Cancer Page
• WHO Cancer Control Programme
• Breast Health Global Initiative
• Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
• Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation