Current Treatment Status and Treatment Seeking Time of Breast Cancer Patients during COVID-19 Pandemic in Bangladesh.

Background: Rising incidence of cancer is a challenging form of seeking help to start treatment, especially in a pandemic situation. Treatment in due time may reduce the time interval of treatment-seeking, which influences the survival of breast cancer patients. The objective of this study was to determine the effect of the pandemic on treatment delays among breast cancer patients in Bangladesh.

Use of Alternative Medicine Is Delaying Health-Seeking Behavior by Bangladeshi Breast Cancer Patients.

Objective: Various treatment options including alternative medicine is available in underdeveloped countries which attracts easily the community with low profile. This study aimed to find perception of the use and mode use of alternative medicine (AM) by Bangladeshi Breast cancer patients which may influence timely treatment seeking.

Materials And Methods: A cross sectional study was performed to determine the spectrum in use of alternative medicine and compare the use of alternative medicine with their delay in presentation.