Cancer note from the slums

Caroline Moser

doi:10.1177/0956247811398594

Cancer note from the slums

Caroline Moser

Global Development Institute

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Abstract

This short note reports on the difficulties facing a community leader in Guayaquil, whom the author has known for more than 30 years, in getting and affording treatment for breast cancer. It serves as a reminder that low-income households in low- and middle-income nations face many of the same health risks from non-communicable diseases as higher-income groups, but cannot get appropriate treatment from public health care and cannot afford private treatment. © 2011 International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED).

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	119-121
Number of pages	2
Journal	Environment and Urbanization
Volume	23
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/0956247811398594
Publication status	Published - Apr 2011

Keywords

cancer
low-income countries
non-communicable diseases
public health care

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Cancer note from the slums

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