Supportive Care, Quality of Life for Women in Underserved Countries Is Focus of International Breast Health Summit
Monday, October 1, 2012 - 11:31
in Health & Medicine
For women with breast cancer in low- and middle-resource countries and other medically underserved areas around the world, the need for supportive care and the consideration of quality-of-life issues are often overlooked. This week in Vienna, Austria, many of the world's leading experts in breast cancer, palliative care, hospice and patient advocacy will meet to address these often-neglected areas of patient care, which in developed countries are considered essential elements of a multidisciplinary approach to breast cancer treatment from the time of diagnosis.