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| Title |
Breast cancer survival experiences at a tertiary hospital in sub-Saharan Africa: a cohort study
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| Published in |
World Journal of Surgical Oncology, July 2015
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| DOI | 10.1186/s12957-015-0632-4 |
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| Authors |
Moses Galukande, Henry Wabinga, Florence Mirembe |
| Abstract |
Cancer of the breast is a major health burden and the most common cancer among women worldwide. Though its incidence is fourfold greater in high-income countries, in sharp contrast, mortality rates are greatest among the low-income countries. Early detection linked to appropriate treatment is the most effective strategy to improve survival. The purpose of this study therefore was to establish the survival experiences of women with breast cancer at a Ugandan hospital. This study is an observational analytical study. It involved 262 women during the periods 2004 to 2007 and 2010 to 2012. Kaplan Meier method and Cox regression were used to calculate breast cancer mortality and cumulative survival experiences. Sixty-three out of 262 (23 %) deaths were observed; mean age was 45 years, and 91 observations ended on or before follow-up. Luminal B median survival was months. The 5-year cumulative survival was 51.8 %. There were no stage I and II deaths. There were no differences in survival by phenotype adjusted for age, but there were differences for stage IV (p = 0.05). The cumulative 5-year survival was 51.8 %. The burden of advanced disease and associated mortality were high, and a significant number of patients were lost to follow-up after their first contact. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 2 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 1 | 50% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 50% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 156 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 1 | <1% |
| Benin | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 154 | 99% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 27 | 17% |
| Researcher | 16 | 10% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 14 | 9% |
| Student > Bachelor | 12 | 8% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 10 | 6% |
| Other | 26 | 17% |
| Unknown | 51 | 33% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 43 | 28% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 18 | 12% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 12 | 8% |
| Social Sciences | 5 | 3% |
| Business, Management and Accounting | 3 | 2% |
| Other | 15 | 10% |
| Unknown | 60 | 38% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 1. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 19 July 2015.
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