Health disparities and triple-negative breast cancer in African American women: a review

LA Newman, LM Kaljee - JAMA surgery, 2017 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Variation in cancer incidence and outcome has well-documented correlations
with racial/ethnic identity. In the United States, the possible genetic and ancestral hereditary …

An update on the management of breast cancer in Africa

V Vanderpuye, S Grover, N Hammad… - Infectious agents and …, 2017 - Springer
Background There is limited information about the challenges of cancer management and
attempts at improving outcomes in Africa. Even though South and North Africa are better …

Breast cancer in low-and middle-income countries: why we need pathology capability to solve this challenge

YM Martei, LE Pace, JE Brock… - Clinics in laboratory …, 2018 - labmed.theclinics.com
The global burden of cancer is increasing worldwide, with most new cancer cases and
cancer-related mortality occurring in low-and middle-income countries (LMIC). 1 It is …

[HTML][HTML] Features of breast cancer in developing countries, examples from North-Africa

M Corbex, S Bouzbid, P Boffetta - European journal of cancer, 2014 - Elsevier
Epidemiological features of breast cancer appear to be different in developing countries
compared to Western countries, with notably large proportions of young patients, male …

Breast cancer in Africa: prevalence, treatment options, herbal medicines, and socioeconomic determinants

KE Lukong, Y Ogunbolude, JP Kamdem - Breast cancer research and …, 2017 - Springer
Breast cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related deaths in women worldwide.
GLOBOCAN estimated about 1.7 million new cases of breast cancer diagnoses worldwide …

[HTML][HTML] Triple-negative breast cancer, stem cells, and African ancestry

E Jiagge, D Chitale, LA Newman - The American journal of pathology, 2018 - Elsevier
Triple-negative breast cancers (TNBCs) are more common among African-ancestry
populations, such as African Americans and western, sub-Saharan Africans, compared with …

[PDF][PDF] Survival rates of patients with breast cancer in countries in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: a systematic review and meta-analysis

K Maajani - Eastern Mediterranean health journal, 2020 - apps.who.int
Background: Breast cancer is the fourth leading cause of death and disability in the Eastern
Mediterranean Region (‎ EMR)‎; although the incidence is lower than in the developed …

Breast cancer disparities: how can we leverage genomics to improve outcomes?

MB Davis, LA Newman - Surgical Oncology Clinics, 2018 - surgonc.theclinics.com
Background Disparities in breast cancer risk and outcome related to racial-ethnic identity in
the United States have been documented by population-based statistics from the …

[HTML][HTML] Survival rate of breast cancer in eastern mediterranean region countries: A systematic review and meta-analysis

S Hassanipour, A Maghsoudi, S Rezaeian… - Annals of global …, 2019 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: Breast cancer (BC) is one of the main problems of public health around the
world. As a consequence, survival rates are one of the most salient indicators for assessing …

Oncologic anthropology: an interdisciplinary approach to understanding the association between genetically defined African ancestry and susceptibility for triple …

MB Davis, LA Newman - Current Breast Cancer Reports, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review This review aims to present contemporary research regarding
the association between genetic/germline African ancestry and risk of triple negative breast …