Breast Cancer Profile in a Group of Patients Followed up at the Radiation Therapy Unit of the Yaounde General Hospital, Cameroon
| Autor: | A. C. Ekortarh, Y. N. Mawamba, Jean Yomi, J. D. Kemfang Ngowa, J. M. Kasia, G. Vlastos |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2011 |
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Pediatrics
medicine.medical_specialty Article Subject business.industry medicine.medical_treatment Medical record Obstetrics and Gynecology Retrospective cohort study medicine.disease lcsh:Gynecology and obstetrics Metastasis Radiation therapy Breast cancer medicine Clinical Study General hospital Presentation (obstetrics) business lcsh:RG1-991 Mastectomy |
| Zdroj: | Obstetrics and Gynecology International Obstetrics and Gynecology International, Vol 2011 (2011) |
| ISSN: | 1687-9589 |
| DOI: | 10.1155/2011/143506 |
| Popis: | Objective. To describe the profile of breast cancer in the patients attending the radiation therapy unit of Yaounde General Hospital.Method. From 1989 to 2009, we conducted a descriptive retrospective study based on the register and medical records of patients.Results. During the study period, 531 breast cancer patients were recorded of which 0.75% were male. Age range was 18 to 82 years, with a mean of 45.17 years. Out of these, 66.1% were less than 50 years old and 31.9% less than 40. Self detection was the discovery method in most cases (95.34% of patients). Mean delay before presentation at hospital was 10.35 months, and 54.94% had used traditional medicine before medical evaluation. Metastasis and locally advanced breast cancer at diagnosis were present in 08.13% and 62.78%, respectively. Mastectomy was used in 88.08% of patients.Conclusion. The study reinforces the position occupied by late presentation and advanced stage at diagnosis of breast cancer profile in developing countries. |
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