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Pattern of Breast Cancer Distribution in Ghana: A Survey to Enhance Early Detection, Diagnosis, and Treatment

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dc.contributor.author Ghartey, Frank Naku
dc.contributor.author Anyanful, Akwasi
dc.contributor.author Eliason, Sebastian
dc.contributor.author Adamu, Saanid Mohammed
dc.contributor.author Debrah, Samuel
dc.date.accessioned 2023-10-10T17:45:10Z
dc.date.available 2023-10-10T17:45:10Z
dc.date.issued 2016
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/9211
dc.description.abstract 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. en_US
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher International Journal of Breast Cancer en_US
dc.title Pattern of Breast Cancer Distribution in Ghana: A Survey to Enhance Early Detection, Diagnosis, and Treatment en_US
dc.type Article en_US


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