Guidelines for referral of suspected breast and cervical cancer at primary health care in low-resource settings

Figure 1 : Breast and Cervical cancer early diagnosis system

Community level Primary care level Secondary care level Tertiary care level

Symptomatic
women
CC

EC
Assessment Treatment/
Diagnosis/
of signs follow-up
staging
and symptoms AC
Rehabilitation

Palliative care
AC

Awareness of early
signs and symptoms Palliative care

Follow-up coordination, quality assurance, information system, monitoring evaluation

CC Cured cancer EC Early cancer AC Advanced cancer

Suspected cancer Normal or benign condition

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