{"title":"Bridging knowledge gaps in breast cancer prevention: Insights from Ethiopia.","authors":"Shan Zhou","doi":"10.5306/wjco.v16.i7.106687","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This editorial comment on the article by Agidew <i>et al</i> in the recent issue of the <i>World Journal of Clinical Oncology</i>. Breast cancer remains a growing challenge in Ethiopia, where high mortality results from low awareness, delayed diagnosis, and restricted healthcare access. Agidew <i>et al</i> report that women with a family history of breast disease exhibit significantly higher levels of knowledge (83.9% <i>vs</i> 10.5%), more positive attitudes (49% <i>vs</i> 32.1%), and greater engagement in preventive practices (74.1% <i>vs</i> 16.7%). However, with 69%-79% of women living below the poverty line, socioeconomic barriers severely limit preventive actions. Education, income, and community health insurance emerge as key predictors of health behaviors. We propose integrated interventions including deploying community-based approaches, culturally tailored education, and artificial intelligence-powered education tools, to bridge knowledge gaps and transform awareness into action. This multifaceted strategy offers a scalable model for resource-limited settings globally, addressing both individual awareness and structural barriers to improve breast cancer outcomes.</p>","PeriodicalId":23802,"journal":{"name":"World journal of clinical oncology","volume":"16 7","pages":"106687"},"PeriodicalIF":3.2000,"publicationDate":"2025-07-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12304897/pdf/","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"World journal of clinical oncology","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.5306/wjco.v16.i7.106687","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q3","JCRName":"ONCOLOGY","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
This editorial comment on the article by Agidew et al in the recent issue of the World Journal of Clinical Oncology. Breast cancer remains a growing challenge in Ethiopia, where high mortality results from low awareness, delayed diagnosis, and restricted healthcare access. Agidew et al report that women with a family history of breast disease exhibit significantly higher levels of knowledge (83.9% vs 10.5%), more positive attitudes (49% vs 32.1%), and greater engagement in preventive practices (74.1% vs 16.7%). However, with 69%-79% of women living below the poverty line, socioeconomic barriers severely limit preventive actions. Education, income, and community health insurance emerge as key predictors of health behaviors. We propose integrated interventions including deploying community-based approaches, culturally tailored education, and artificial intelligence-powered education tools, to bridge knowledge gaps and transform awareness into action. This multifaceted strategy offers a scalable model for resource-limited settings globally, addressing both individual awareness and structural barriers to improve breast cancer outcomes.
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The WJCO is a high-quality, peer reviewed, open-access journal. The primary task of WJCO is to rapidly publish high-quality original articles, reviews, editorials, and case reports in the field of oncology. In order to promote productive academic communication, the peer review process for the WJCO is transparent; to this end, all published manuscripts are accompanied by the anonymized reviewers’ comments as well as the authors’ responses. The primary aims of the WJCO are to improve diagnostic, therapeutic and preventive modalities and the skills of clinicians and to guide clinical practice in oncology. Scope: Art of Oncology, Biology of Neoplasia, Breast Cancer, Cancer Prevention and Control, Cancer-Related Complications, Diagnosis in Oncology, Gastrointestinal Cancer, Genetic Testing For Cancer, Gynecologic Cancer, Head and Neck Cancer, Hematologic Malignancy, Lung Cancer, Melanoma, Molecular Oncology, Neurooncology, Palliative and Supportive Care, Pediatric Oncology, Surgical Oncology, Translational Oncology, and Urologic Oncology.