Trends in breast and cervical cancer incidence in Cameroon (Central Africa) from 2004 to 2011

Autor: T. J. Fouogue, Y. F. Fouelifack, J. L. Essame-Oyono, Jeanne Hortence Fouedjio, Z. Sando
Rok vydání: 2015
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Zdroj: Journal Africain du Cancer / African Journal of Cancer. 7:118-121
ISSN: 1965-0825
1965-0817
Popis: In Cameroon, breast and cervical cancers are the leading causes of cancer-related morbidity and mortality. Preventive actions against cervical cancer began two decades ago and culminated in October 2014 with the launching of the national programme of vaccination against Human Papilloma Virus. Preventive actions against breast cancer are less visible. Effective strategies to control those cancers need to be informed with accurate data on incidence. Given the weakness of the national health information, we carried out this study in view of determining trends in incidences of those two cancers in Cameroon. We reviewed all breast and cervical cancers diagnosed in six pathology laboratories in four towns (Yaounde, Bafoussam, Bamenda and Douala) from the January 1, 2004 to December 31, 2011. A total of 1394 cases of breast cancer and 903 cases of cervical cancer were analysed. For breast cancer, 91.944% of women were 30 years old or more and 88.13% of those with cervical cancer were diagnosed at 30 years old or above. Cervical cancer was more frequent than breast cancer from 2004 to 2007 then, the latter became more frequent. The incidence of cervical cancer showed little variations while that of breast cancer showed a 3.16 folds increase. The constant rise in incidence of breast cancer may be due the lack of an effective national prevention policy against it as it is the case for cervical cancer. If a national study confirms this trend, then a preventive strategy should be urgently implemented.
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