Oxford Open Digital Health
Leveraging Digital Pathology to Enhance Breast Cancer Diagnosis in Low-Resource Settings: A Cross-Sectional Study of Major Histopathology Laboratories in Uganda
ABSTRACT Background Breast cancer remains a leading cause of morbidity and mortality among Ugandan women, particularly in rural areas where pathology infrastructure and specialist access are limited. This study aimed to improve diagnostic efficiency and accuracy by digitizing breast cancer slides and implementing a web-based histopathology system to support remote diagnostics. Methods A total of 100 glass slides from core breast biopsy samples were digitized using an Aperio AT2 slide scanner. A web-based Breast His …