Cervical cancer in the Greater Accra and Ashanti regions of Ghana

Y Nartey, PC Hill, K Amo-Antwi, KM Nyarko… - Journal of global …, 2017 - ascopubs.org
Purpose Cervical cancer is a common cancer among women worldwide. An estimated
528,000 new cases and 266,000 deaths occurred in 2012. More than 85% of invasive …

Challenges to cervical cancer in the developing countries: South African context

N Sibiya - Topics on Cervical Cancer with an Advocacy for …, 2012 - books.google.com
Despite the fact that cancer of the cervix is preventable, it is the commonest cancer cause of
death in women in sub-Saharan Africa, Melanesia, South Central and South East Asia, the …

Cervical cancer in Africa

L Denny, R Anorlu - Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention, 2012 - AACR
Cervical cancer is a relatively rare disease in countries that have instituted and maintained
national screening programs, with call and recall of women at various intervals and built-in …

Factors contributing to the low survival among women with a diagnosis of invasive cervical cancer in Ghana

Y Nartey, PC Hill, K Amo-Antwi, KM Nyarko… - International Journal of …, 2017 - ijgc.bmj.com
Conclusions In conclusion, cervical cancer survival is low in Ghana and is likely to be
improved if a greater proportion of the disease is detected early. Improving knowledge of the …

Recommendations for cervical cancer prevention and control in Ghana: public education and human papillomavirus vaccination

Y Nartey, P Hill, K Amo-Antwi, R Asmah, K Nyarko… - Ghana medical …, 2018 - ajol.info
Globally, cervical cancer is a major public health issue causing increasing morbidity and
mortality especially in low and middle-income countries where preventive and control …

Trends in cervical cancer incidence in sub-Saharan Africa

E Jedy-Agba, WY Joko, B Liu, NG Buziba… - British journal of …, 2020 - nature.com
Background Cervical cancer is the second most common cancer and the leading cause of
cancer death in women in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Methods Trends in the incidence of …

Cervical cancer in the Bamenda regional hospital, north west region of Cameroon: a retrospective study

NC Nkfusai, SN Cumber, T Williams… - Pan African Medical …, 2019 - ajol.info
Introduction: cervical cancer is ranked the 7 th most common cancer in the world. Cancer of
the cervix is the second most commonly diagnosed cancer after breast cancer and the third …

Burden of risk factors for cervical cancer among women living in East Africa: an analysis of the latest demographic health surveys conducted between 2014 and 2017

DB Abila, SB Wasukira, P Ainembabazi… - JCO Global …, 2021 - ascopubs.org
PURPOSE In East Africa, cervical cancer is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality
among women diagnosed with cancer. In this study, we describe the burden of risk factors …

[PDF][PDF] Sociodemographic and clinicopathologic characterization of cervical cancers in northern Nigeria

SA Adewuyi, SO Shittu… - European journal of …, 2008 - researchgate.net
Objective: To evaluate the sociodemographic and clinicopathological characteristics of
patients with cervical cancer seen in a tertiary referral center in northern Nigeria. Materials …

Cervical cancer: the sub-Saharan African perspective

RI Anorlu - Reproductive health matters, 2008 - Taylor & Francis
Cervical cancer is the second most common cancer in women worldwide and the leading
cause of cancer deaths in developing countries. While incidence and mortality rates of …