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Profile of cancer patients' seen at Korle Bu teaching hospital in Ghana (a cancer registry review).
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- Satisfaction levels and associated influencing factors among inpatients and outpatients with breast cancer at a tertiary health facility in Ghana.Ghana medical journal · 2024Article
- Assessment of malnutrition in patients undergoing chemotherapy at the National Oncology Centre of the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital, Accra, Ghana.African health sciences · 2023Article
- Cancer incidence in Southern Iran, 2015-2018: A population based study on cancer registry profile of Fars province.Health science reports · 2023Article
- Benefits of integrating palliative care: a qualitative exploration of the perspectives of palliative care providers in a tertiary health facility in Ghana.Palliative care and social practice · 2023Article
- Biochemical outcome after curative treatment for localized prostate cancer with external beam radiotherapy: a cross-sectional study.Ecancermedicalscience · 2023Article
- Unpacking the psychological and physical well-being of Ghanaian patients with breast cancer.Dialogues in health · 2022Article
- Occurrence and significance of fluoroquinolone-resistant and ESBL-producingJAC-antimicrobial resistance · 2022Article
- Distribution of Cancer and Cancer Screening and Treatment Services in Lagos: A 10-Year Review of Hospital Records.JCO global oncology · 2022Article
- Describing and Modeling the Burden of Hospitalization of Patients With Neoplasms in Ghana Using Routine Health Data for 2012-2017.JCO global oncology · 2022Review
- Challenges encountered by family caregivers of prostate cancer patients in Cape Coast, Ghana: a descriptive phenomenological study.BMC palliative care · 2022Article
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- Improving Global Surgical Oncology Benchmarks: Defining the Unmet Need for Cancer Surgery in Ghana.World journal of surgery · 2021Article
- Colorectal Cancer Screening in Ghana: Physicians' Practices and Perceived Barriers.World journal of surgery · 2021Article
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6 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
backgroundThough cancer has become a major source of morbidity and mortality globally, few countries in Sub Saharan Africa have data on cancer incidence. This study aims to describe the profile of cancers seen at the Korle Bu teaching hospital which is a major referral centre in Ghana for cancers and other health conditions.Data for the study was obtained from the cancer registry of the hospital and covered the period from January 2012 to December 2012. The public health unit actively collects data on all cancer cases presenting to any department/unit of the hospital to feed the cancer registry.
resultsA total of 1136 patients with cancer were studied. Their ages ranged from 1 year to 92 years with a mean of 52.3 ± 15.9 years and a median of 54 years. Patients were predominantly female (70.2%) and majority had attained secondary level of education or higher. The most prevalent cancers seen in men were those of prostate, pharynx and colorectal while in the females, the corresponding cancers were breast, cervix and uterus.
conclusionsBreast and prostate cancers were the commonest among females and males respectively who presented with cancer at the Korle Bu teaching hospital in 2012.
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