Evidence map›Paper›PMID 28492725›Full record

SynthesisClinics (Sao Paulo, Brazil)2017

Breast cancer screening in developing countries.

René Aloísio da Costa Vieira, Gabriele Biller, Gilberto Uemura, Carlos Alberto Ruiz, Maria Paula Curado

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In one paragraph

Synthesis in Clinics (Sao Paulo, Brazil), 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 154 papers, 13 of them syntheses that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
154citing papers in PubMed, 13 pooled it
6.5field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

154 citing papers in PubMed, 13 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 281 citations in OpenAlex.

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  18. [Infrared thermography outcomes in women with suspected breast cancer].Revista medica del Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social · 2026
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94 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

René Aloísio da Costa VieiraPrograma de Pós-Graduação em Oncologia, Hospital de Câncer de Barretos, Barretos, SP, BR.
Gabriele BillerPrograma de Pós-Graduação em Oncologia, Hospital de Câncer de Barretos, Barretos, SP, BR.
Gilberto UemuraPrograma de Pós-graduação em Obstetricia, Ginecologia e Mastologia, Faculdade de Medicina de Botucatu - UNESP, Botucatu, SP, BR.
Carlos Alberto RuizDepartamento de Obstetricia e Ginecologia, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, BR.
Maria Paula CuradoInternational Prevention Research Institute, Lyon, France.
Universidade de São Paulo · BRHospital de Câncer de Barretos · BRInternational Prevention Research Institute · FRUniversidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp) · BR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Developing countries have limited healthcare resources and use different strategies to diagnose breast cancer. Most of the population depends on the public healthcare system, which affects the diagnosis of the tumor. Thus, the indicators observed in developed countries cannot be directly compared with those observed in developing countries because the healthcare infrastructures in developing countries are deficient. The aim of this study was to evaluate breast cancer screening strategies and indicators in developing countries. A systematic review and the Population, Intervention, Comparison, Outcomes, Timing, and Setting methodology were performed to identify possible indicators of presentation at diagnosis and the methodologies used in developing countries. We searched PubMed for the terms "Breast Cancer" or "Breast Cancer Screening" and "Developing Country" or "Developing Countries". In all, 1,149 articles were identified. Of these articles, 45 full articles were selected, which allowed us to identify indicators related to epidemiology, diagnostic intervention (diagnostic strategy, diagnostic infrastructure, percentage of women undergoing mammography), quality of intervention (presentation of symptoms at diagnosis, time to diagnosis, early stage disease), comparisons (trend curves, subpopulations at risk) and survival among different countries. The identification of these indicators will improve the reporting of methodologies used in developing countries and will allow us to evaluate improvements in public health related to breast cancer.

Indexed as

Breast NeoplasmsDeveloping CountriesEarly Detection of CancerFemaleHumansMammographyMass ScreeningSurvival Rate

Identifiers

PMID28492725
PMCPMC5401614
OpenAlexW2613776824

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