World Journal of Surgery

, Volume 39, Issue 3, pp 693–694 | Cite as

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

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Keywords

Breast Cancer Gross Domestic Product Cancer Care Informal Caregiver World Journal 
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© Société Internationale de Chirurgie 2014

Authors and Affiliations

  1. 1.Clinical Oncology DepartmentSuez Canal UniversityPort SaidEgypt
  2. 2.Al soliman Clinical Oncology CentrePort SaidEgypt
  3. 3.Port SaidEgypt

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