Department of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Free State, South Africa
Editorial
Knowledge Translation for Implementation of Point-of-Care Technology (POCT) in Breast Cancer Survivors in Africa
Author(s): Lenard Gibbs*
Background: Obesity and mediators of inflammation have been identified as the most important risk and predictive factors in postmenopausal breast cancer survivors (BCS) using aromatase inhibitors (AIs). Data is lacking on the effects of AIs on clinical, biomedical and genetic markers among postmenopausal BC women in the African settings.
Purpose: To assess the feasibility of probe genotyping adjunctive to standard care for timely prediction and diagnosis of AI-associated adverse events in breast cancer survivors in Africa.
Methods: Cross sectional study was conducted to assess the knowledge of POCT among six African countries using online survey and telephonically contacted. Incremental cost effectiveness ratio (ICER) was calculated, using diagnostic accuracy study. This was based on mathematical modeling.
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