A regional-attentive multi-task learning framework for breast ultrasound image segmentation and classification

M Xu, K Huang, X Qi - IEEE Access, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Breast ultrasound (BUS) imaging is commonly used in the early detection of breast cancer
as a portable, valuable, and widely available diagnosis tool. Automated BUS image …

Breast Cancer Phenotypes in Africa: A Scoping Review and Meta-Analysis

AF Onyia, TA Nana, EA Adewale, AO Adebesin… - JCO Global …, 2023 - ascopubs.org
PURPOSE Africans have been associated with more aggressive forms of breast cancer
(BC). However, there is a lack of data regarding the incidence and distribution of different …

Trastuzumab‐based nanomedicines for breast cancer therapy: Recent advances and future opportunities

CT Selepe, KS Dhlamini, L Tshweu, M Moralo… - Nano …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract According to the World Health Organization (WHO), there are more than 2.3 million
cases of breast cancer (BC) each year, with 80% of deaths occurring in low‐and middle …

Leveraging HIV care Infrastructures for integrated chronic disease and pandemic management in sub-Saharan Africa

MA Brault, SH Vermund, MH Aliyu, SB Omer… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
In Sub-Saharan Africa, communicable and other tropical infectious diseases remain major
challenges apart from the continuing HIV/AIDS epidemic. Recognition and prevalence of …

Comparative analysis of breast cancer characteristics in young premenopausal and postmenopausal women in Ghana

K Bosompem, J Yorke, TA Buckman, SG Brenu… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Breast cancer is increasingly common among young women in Ghana. BCa is
heterogeneous with unique traits that impact causes, prognostic, and predictive outcomes of …

[HTML][HTML] Breast cancer epidemiology and sociodemographic differences in BRICS-plus countries from 1990 to 2019: An age period cohort analysis

S Mubarik, F Wang, AA Nadeem, M Fawad, C Yu - SSM-Population Health, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Breast cancer (BC) is a major health concern in the BRICS-plus, a group of
developing nations consisting of Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa, and 30 other …

Live cell lineage tracing of dormant cancer cells

H Kim, A Wirasaputra, F Mohammadi… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Breast cancer is a leading cause of global cancer‐related deaths, and metastasis is the
overwhelming culprit of poor patient prognosis. The most nefarious aspect of metastasis is …

Exploring the geospatial epidemiology of breast cancer in Iran: identifying significant risk factors and spatial patterns for evidence-based prevention strategies

M Soleimani, SM Ayyoubzadeh, A Jalilvand… - BMC cancer, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Background Breast Cancer (BC) is a formidable global health challenge, and Iran is
no exception, with BC accounting for a significant proportion of women's malignancies. To …

Factors associated with the uptake of clinical breast examination among women of reproductive age in Lesotho: analysis of a national survey

A Afaya, TT Laari, AA Seidu, RA Afaya… - BMC cancer, 2023 - Springer
Background In low-resource settings with weak health systems, the WHO recommends
clinical breast examination (CBE) as the most cost-effective breast screening modality for …

FGFR2 genetic variants in women with breast cancer

T Dix-Peek, C Dickens… - Molecular …, 2023 - spandidos-publications.com
Black African populations are more genetically diverse than others, but genetic variants
have been studied primarily in European populations. The present study examined the …