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Using Media to Promote Public Awareness of Early Detection of Kaposi’s Sarcoma in Africa

2019-12-14

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<h4>Background</h4> Despite its hallmark cutaneous presentation, most Kaposi’s sarcoma (KS) in Africa is diagnosed too late for effective treatment. Early diagnosis will only be achievable if patients with KS present earlier for care. We hypothesized that public awareness about KS can be enhanced through exposure to common media. <h4>Methods</h4> We developed educational messages regarding early detection of KS fo...

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Literature Corpus work: 86fb338d-f8ce-5189-9413-fa7304c9b0fb
DOI: 10.1101/2019.12.11.19013649

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