Factors contributing to delays in diagnosis of breast cancers in Ghana, West Africa.
Breast Cancer Res Treat
; 162(1): 105-114, 2017 02.
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| ID: mdl-28025716
BACKGROUND: Late diagnoses and poor prognoses of breast cancer are common throughout Africa. METHODS: To identify responsible factors, we utilized data from a population-based case-control study involving 1184 women with breast malignancies conducted in three hospitals in Accra and Kumasi, Ghana. Interviews focused on potential breast cancer risk factors as well as factors that might contribute to presentation delays. We calculated odds ratios (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) comparing malignances with biopsy masses larger than 5 cm. (62.4% of the 1027 cases with measurable lesions) to smaller lesions. RESULTS: In multivariate analyses, strong predictors of larger masses were limited education (OR 1.96, 95% CI 1.32-2.90
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Neoplasias da Mama
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Diagnóstico Tardio
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
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Screening_studies
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Adult
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Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
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Middle aged
País/Região como assunto:
Africa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Breast Cancer Res Treat
Ano de publicação:
2017
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos
Texto completo:
1
Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Neoplasias da Mama
/
Diagnóstico Tardio
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
/
Etiology_studies
/
Observational_studies
/
Prognostic_studies
/
Risk_factors_studies
/
Screening_studies
Limite:
Adult
/
Aged
/
Aged80
/
Female
/
Humans
/
Middle aged
País/Região como assunto:
Africa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Breast Cancer Res Treat
Ano de publicação:
2017
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos