Global patterns of prostate cancer incidence, aggressiveness, and mortality in men of african descent

TR Rebbeck, SS Devesa, BL Chang… - Prostate …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Prostate cancer (CaP) is the leading cancer among men of African descent in the USA,
Caribbean, and Sub‐Saharan Africa (SSA). The estimated number of CaP deaths in SSA …

Sensitivity and specificity of prostate-specific antigen and its surrogates towards the detection of prostate cancer in sub-Saharan Africa: A systematic review with meta …

CJ Okwor, ID Nnakenyi, EO Agbo, M Nweke - African Journal of Urology, 2023 - Springer
Background Racial disparities associated with pathogenesis and progression of prostate
cancer makes a global diagnostic prostate-specific antigen (PSA) cut-off value …

Prevalence and characteristics of prostate cancer among participants of a communitybased screening in Nigeria using serum prostate specific antigen and digital …

SO Ikuerowo, OA Omisanjo, MJ Bioku, MO Ajala… - Pan African Medical …, 2013 - ajol.info
Abstract Introduction: Prostate cancer (CaP) is the most commonly diagnosed cancer among
Nigerian men but CaP screening is not a common practice. The true burden of the disease …

Prevalence of elevated serum prostate‐specific antigen in rural Nigeria

F Ukoli, U Osime, F Akereyeni… - … Journal of urology, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
Background: Recent hospital and cancer registry data show increasing prostate cancer
incidence in Nigeria, which was previously regarded as a low incidence region. This study …

Review of prostate cancer research in Nigeria

TO Akinremi, CN Ogo, AO Olutunde - Infectious agents and cancer, 2011 - Springer
Prostate cancer (CaP) disparities in the black man calls for concerted research efforts. This
review explores the trend and focus of CaP research activities in Nigeria, one of the …

Prostate diseases in Lagos, Nigeria: a histologic study with tPSA correlation

CC Anunobi, OR Akinde, SO Elesha… - Nigerian …, 2011 - journals.lww.com
Objective: To present a 10year retrospective histologic study of prostate diseases in Lagos,
Nigeria. The aim is to document the prevalence, histologic pattern, age distribution and PSA …

Correlation of serum PSA and Gleason Score in Nigerian men with prostate cancer

CA Okolo, OM Akinosun, OB Shittu… - African journal of …, 2008 - Springer
Objective Prostate cancer is an important cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. While
the predisposing factors are not fully understood, African descent is an important risk factor …

[HTML][HTML] Open prostatectomy in the management of benign prostate hyperplasia in a developing economy

AA Salako, TA Badmus, AM Owojuyigbe… - Open Journal of …, 2016 - scirp.org
Background: Open prostatectomy (OP) is still relatively common in developing countries and
remains a useful benchmark against which the minimal access surgical techniques are …

Age-specific serum prostate specific antigen ranges among apparently healthy Nigerian men without clinical evidence of prostate cancer

SO Ikuerowo, MO Ajala, AA Abolarinwa… - Nigerian Journal of …, 2016 - journals.lww.com
Methods: We evaluated the relationship between age and serum PSA levels and the age-
specific reference ranges of serum PSA among civil servants in Lagos, who underwent …

The clinicopathologic pattern of prostatic carcinoma in Lagos, Nigeria

MO Odubanjo, AAF Banjo, S Ayoola… - North American Journal …, 2013 - najms.com
This is a review of the clinicopathological pattern of prostatic carcinoma in Lagos, Nigeria.
The mean age was 68.48 years. 20% of our patients were asymptomatic at presentation …