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Characterizing breast cancer treatment pathways in Kumasi, Ghana from onset of symptoms to final outcome: outlook towards cancer control.
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- Stage at Diagnosis and Molecular Subtype Distribution of Breast Cancer in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Systematic Review.Cancer reports (Hoboken, N.J.) · 2026Pooled it
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- Late-Stage Diagnosis of Breast Cancer in Ghana: Needs for Patient and Public Education.Journal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education · 2025Article
- A Review of Breast Cancer Surgeries in a Sub-urban Nigerian Tertiary Hospital and the Limitations of Breast-Conserving Surgery.Breast cancer : basic and clinical research · 2025Article
- Retrospective analysis of pediatric patients with Burkitt lymphoma treated in Tanzania following the implementation of the 2016 National Treatment Guidelines: Poor outcomes to current standard-of-care therapy.Pediatric blood & cancer · 2024Article
- Geospatial availability of breast cancer treatment modalities and hypothetical access improvement in Ghana: A nationwide survey.PloS one · 2023Article
- Breast cancer screening pathways in Ghana: applying an exploratory single case study methodology with cross-case analysis.Heliyon · 2022Article
- What influences cancer treatment service access in Ghana? A critical interpretive synthesis.BMJ open · 2022Review
- Developing and Maintaining a Global Research Training Infrastructure for Cancer Education.Journal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education · 2021Article
- Reduced Serum Circulation of Cell-Free DNA Following Chemotherapy in Breast Cancer Patients.Medical sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- Pathways to Breast Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment Among Women in Ghana: A Qualitative Study.Women's health reports (New Rochelle, N.Y.) · 2021Article
- Socio-demographic, pattern of presentation and management outcome of breast cancer in a semi-urban tertiary health institution.The Pan African medical journal · 2020Article
- Integration of breast cancer prevention and early detection into cancer palliative care model.PloS one · 2019Article
- Surgical oncology at a major referral center in Ghana: Burden, staging, and outcomes.Journal of surgical oncology · 2018Article
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- Breast Cancer in Ghana: Demonstrating the Need for Population-Based Cancer Registries in Low- and Middle-Income Countries.Journal of global oncology · 2017Article
- Surgical Management of Breast Cancer in Africa: A Continent-Wide Review of Intervention Practices, Barriers to Care, and Adjuvant Therapy.Journal of global oncology · 2017Review
- An update on the management of breast cancer in Africa.Infectious agents and cancer · 2017Review
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Abstract
backgroundCancer rates are increasing in Africa, including Ghana. Breast cancer is the second most common cancer in incidence and mortality in Ghana.
objectiveWe outlined both breast cancer patient characteristics and management at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH), the main cancer management hospital in central Ghana. Moreover, we identified the treatment interventions predictive of patient outcome.
methodsMedical records of 597 breast cancer patients seen in 2008-2011 were abstracted to investigate management and treatment patterns. Abstracted variables included type and extent of surgery, number and cycles of chemotherapy and radiotherapy, as well as the course of treatment completed.
resultsLate stage at diagnosis was common, treatment plans of the study hospital were relatively standardized according to disease severity, and defaulting/interrupting treatment in the records was also common. Patients diagnosed with late stage cancer who received adjuvant therapy and patients with hormone status evaluation were more likely to have complied with treatment guidelines and continued oncotherapy at the study hospital than those who never had hormone status requested or reported.
conclusionsOur study lends support to improving patient outcomes in low- and middle-income countries through raising knowledge and reporting of tumor hormonal status and providing appropriately tailored treatment. Achieving improved outcomes should also consider enhancing public understanding of the importance of early detection and completion of treatment.
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