Summary
PROJECTS SUMMARY/ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: With 2.3 million new cases per year, breast cancer is among the most diagnosed cancers in women globally and is the leading cause of cancer mortality in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs), including Rwanda. Breast cancer outcomes in LMICs are far worse as 33-90% of women with breast cancer present with advanced-stage disease, due to delays in diagnosis exacerbated by the absence of decentralized biopsy services, forcing patients in rural areas to travel to tertiary centers for diagnosis. Centralization of breast biopsy creates bottlenecks and delays t
