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Pattern of Breast Cancer Distribution in Ghana: A Survey to Enhance Early Detection, Diagnosis, and Treatment
Joint Authors
Naku Ghartey Jnr, Frank
Anyanful, Akwasi
Eliason, Sebastian
Mohammed Adamu, Saanid
Debrah, Samuel
Source
International Journal of Breast Cancer
Issue
Vol. 2016, Issue 2016 (31 Dec. 2016), pp.1-9, 9 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2016-08-18
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
9
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Background.
Nearly 70% of women diagnosed with breast cancer in Ghana are in advanced stages of the disease due especially to low awareness, resulting in limited treatment success and high death rate.
With limited epidemiological studies on breast cancer in Ghana, the aim of this study is to assess and understand the pattern of breast cancer distribution for enhancing early detection and treatment.
Methods.
We randomly selected and screened 3000 women for clinical palpable breast lumps and used univariate and bivariate analysis for description and exploration of variables, respectively, in relation to incidence of breast cancer.
Results.
We diagnosed 23 (0.76%) breast cancer cases out of 194 (6.46%) participants with clinically palpable breast lumps.
Seventeen out of these 23 (0.56%) were premenopausal (<46.6 years) with 7 (0.23%) being below 35 years.
With an overall breast cancer incidence of 0.76% in this study, our observation that about 30% of these cancer cases were below 35 years may indicate a relative possible shift of cancer burden to women in their early thirties in Ghana, compared to Western countries.
Conclusion.
These results suggest an age adjustment for breast cancer screening to early twenties for Ghanaian women and the need for a nationwide breast cancer screening to understand completely the pattern of breast cancer distribution in Ghana.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Naku Ghartey Jnr, Frank& Anyanful, Akwasi& Eliason, Sebastian& Mohammed Adamu, Saanid& Debrah, Samuel. 2016. Pattern of Breast Cancer Distribution in Ghana: A Survey to Enhance Early Detection, Diagnosis, and Treatment. International Journal of Breast Cancer،Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-9.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Naku Ghartey Jnr, Frank…[et al.]. Pattern of Breast Cancer Distribution in Ghana: A Survey to Enhance Early Detection, Diagnosis, and Treatment. International Journal of Breast Cancer No. 2016 (2016), pp.1-9.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Naku Ghartey Jnr, Frank& Anyanful, Akwasi& Eliason, Sebastian& Mohammed Adamu, Saanid& Debrah, Samuel. Pattern of Breast Cancer Distribution in Ghana: A Survey to Enhance Early Detection, Diagnosis, and Treatment. International Journal of Breast Cancer. 2016. Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-9.
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Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1105394