Utility of formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded prostate biospecimens from low-resource settings for use in next-generation sequencing studies in African-descent populations

Autor: Ernest Kaninjing, Kayode A Adeniji, Andrew K Gachii, Paul Jibrin, John O Obafunwa, Chidiebere N Ogo, Mohammed Faruk, Ademola A Popoola, Omolara A Fatiregun, Olabode P Oluwole, William Aiken, Maria D Jackson, Robin A Roberts, Shravana Kumar Jyoti, Cherif Dial, Mohamed Jalloh, Lamine Niang, Medina Ndoye, Jason White, Balasubramanyam Karanam, Damian Francis, Denise Y Gibbs, Kathryn R Brignole, Clayton Yates, Camille Ragin, Folakemi T Odedina, Damali N Martin

Publikováno v: Journal of Global Health Reports, Vol 7 (2023)

# Background Men of African ancestry experience higher burden from prostate cancer compared to men of other ancestral backgrounds. Limitations in the availability of high-quality biospecimens hinder the inclusion of this population in genetic studie

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Real-world challenges for patients with breast cancer in sub-Saharan Africa: a retrospective observational study of access to care in Ghana, Kenya and Nigeria

Autor: Philip Anderson, Joel Yarney, Majid Twahir, Razaq Oyesegun, Andrew Gachii, Clement Edusa, Chukwumere Nwogu, Gitangu Mangutha, Emmanuel Benjamin, Borna Müller, Charles Ngoh

Publikováno v: BMJ Open, Vol 11, Iss 3 (2021)

Objective To evaluate medical resource utilisation and timeliness of access to specific aspects of a standard care pathway for breast cancer at tertiary centres in sub-Saharan Africa.Design Data were retrospectively abstracted from records of patient

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Postmortem Study of Cause of Death Among Children Hospitalized With Respiratory Illness in Kenya

Autor: Drucilla J. Roberts, Henry Njuguna, John Mathaiya, Barry S. Fields, Milka Bunei, M. Kelly Keating, Corinne L. Fligner, Emily A Rogena, Stella Gikunju, Noelle Orata, Joshua A. Mott, Collins Owuor, Gideon O. Emukule, Sherif R. Zaki, Maria Gloria S. Carvalho, Jackson Michuki, Peter Muturi, Sandra S. Chaves, Grace Irimu, Andrew Gachii, Rosemarie Lopokoiyit, Clayton Onyango, Marc-Alain Widdowson, Edwin Walong, Elizabeth Maleche-Obimbo

Publikováno v: The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

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Background: In resource-limited settings, acute respiratory infections continue to be the leading cause of death in young children. We conducted postmortem investigations in children

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http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC8274582

Heterogeneity in head and neck Cancer incidence among black populations from Africa, the Caribbean and the USA: Analysis of Cancer registry data by the AC3

Autor: Danièle Luce, Michael Odutola, Ann Korir, Kufre Iseh, Paulo S. Pinheiro, Nguundja Uamburu, TN Gibson, Simon G. Anderson, Jacqueline Deloumeaux, Clement Adebamowo, Ima-Obong A. Ekanem, Adeola Akintola, Baffour Awuah, Nasiru Raheem, Jessica Peruvien, Samuel Gathere, Evans Kiptanui, Andrew Gachii, Veronica Roach, Natasha Sobers, Kellie Alleyne-Mike, Festus Igbinoba, Adana Llanos, Aviane Auguste, Camille Ragin, Stanie Gaete, Nkese Felix, Kimlin Tam Ashing, Fred K. Awittor, Uwemedimbuk Ekanem, Sharon R Harrison, Emmanuel Ezeome, Maira du Plessis, Bernard Bhakkan, Robert Hage, Theresa Otu, Dawn McNaughton, Heather-Dawn Lawson-Myers, Abidemi Omonisi

Publikováno v: Cancer Epidemiol
Cancer Epidemiology
Cancer Epidemiology, Elsevier, 2021, 75, ⟨10.1016/j.canep.2021.102053⟩
Cancer Epidemiology, 2021, 75, ⟨10.1016/j.canep.2021.102053⟩

International audience; Background: Africa and the Caribbean are projected to have greater increases in Head and neck cancer (HNC) burden in comparison to North America and Europe. The knowledge needed to reinforce prevention in these populations is

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https://europepmc.org/articles/PMC8627451/

Disparities in prostate cancer incidence and mortality rates: Solvable or not?

Autor: Andrew Gachii, Henkel Valentine, Camille Ragin, Belinda F. Morrison, Simone Badal, William Aiken, Sophia Bryan

Publikováno v: Prostate

Prostate cancer (PCa) is recognized as a disease possessing not only great variation in its geographic and racial distribution but also tremendous variation in its potential to cause morbidity and death and it, therefore, ought not to be considered a

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https://doi.org/10.1002/pros.23923