Drivers of advanced stage at breast cancer diagnosis in the multicountry A frican breast cancer–disparities in outcomes (ABC‐DO) study

F McKenzie, A Zietsman, M Galukande… - … journal of cancer, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Breast cancer (BC) survival rates in sub‐Saharan Africa (SSA) are low in part due to
advanced stage at diagnosis. As one component of a study of the entire journey of SSA …

African Breast Cancer—Disparities in Outcomes (ABC-DO): protocol of a multicountry mobile health prospective study of breast cancer survival in sub-Saharan Africa

F McKenzie, A Zietsman, M Galukande, A Anele… - BMJ open, 2016 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Introduction Sub-Saharan African (SSA) women with breast cancer (BC) have low survival
rates from this potentially treatable disease. An understanding of context-specific societal …

Determinants of stage at diagnosis of breast cancer in Nigerian women: sociodemographic, breast cancer awareness, health care access and clinical factors

E Jedy-Agba, V McCormack, O Olaomi, W Badejo… - Cancer causes & …, 2017 - Springer
Purpose Advanced stage at diagnosis is a common feature of breast cancer in Sub-Saharan
Africa (SSA), contributing to poor survival rates. Understanding its determinants is key to …

[HTML][HTML] Barriers to early presentation of breast cancer among women in Soweto, South Africa

M Joffe, O Ayeni, SA Norris, VA McCormack, P Ruff… - PloS one, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Purpose Reported breast cancer incidence is rising in South Africa, where some women are
diagnosed late and have poor outcomes. We studied patient and provider factors associated …

Breast cancer survival in Soweto, Johannesburg, South Africa: a receptor-defined cohort of women diagnosed from 2009 to 11

H Cubasch, C Dickens, M Joffe, R Duarte… - Cancer …, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract Background South Africa's public healthcare system is better equipped to manage
breast cancer than most other SSA countries, but survival rates are unknown. Methods A …

Breast cancer survival in sub‐Saharan Africa by age, stage at diagnosis and human development index: A population‐based registry study

WY Joko‐Fru, A Miranda‐Filho… - … journal of cancer, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Breast cancer is the leading cancer diagnosis and second most common cause of cancer
deaths in sub‐Saharan Africa (SSA). Yet, there are few population‐level survival data from …

[HTML][HTML] Breast cancer survival and survival gap apportionment in sub-Saharan Africa (ABC-DO): a prospective cohort study

V McCormack, F McKenzie, M Foerster… - The Lancet Global …, 2020 - thelancet.com
Background Breast cancer is the second leading cause of death from cancer in women in
sub-Saharan Africa, yet there are few well characterised large-scale survival studies with …

[HTML][HTML] Stage at diagnosis of breast cancer in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis

E Jedy-Agba, V McCormack, C Adebamowo… - The Lancet Global …, 2016 - thelancet.com
Background The incidence of breast cancer in sub-Saharan Africa is relatively low, but as
survival from the disease in the region is poor, mortality rates are as high as in high-income …

[HTML][HTML] Barriers to early presentation and diagnosis of breast cancer among African women living in sub-Saharan Africa

CP Akuoko, E Armah, T Sarpong, DY Quansah… - PloS one, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Background Breast cancer (BC) has been described as the leading cause of cancer deaths
among women especially in the developing world including sub Saharan Africa (SSA) …

Survival Patterns Among Patients With Breast Cancer in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

MA Limenih, EG Mekonnen, F Birhanu… - JAMA Network …, 2024 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Breast cancer is the most prevalent cancer globally with tremendous disparities
both within specific regions and across different contexts. The survival pattern of patients …