Abstract Background Despite mortality from breast cancer in Africa being higher than in high income countries, breast cancer has not been extensively studied in the region. The aim of this paper was to highlight the rising burden of breast cancer with an emphasis on sub-Saharan Africa as well as trends, characteristics, controversies and their implications for regional development. Methodology A review of published studies and documents was conducted in Medline, Scopus, Pubmed and Google using combinations of key words-breast neoplasm, breast cancer, cancer, incidence, mortality, Africa, Nigeria. Graphical and frequency analyses were carried out on some of the incidence and mortality figures retrieved from published papers and the GLOBOCAN ...
<b><i>Background:</i></b> The global incidence of breast cancer (BC) is rising, especially in low- a...
Cancer in Nigeria is assuming an alarming proportion. Recent public awareness on common female cance...
Breast cancer has recently overtaken carcinoma of the cervix as the leading cause of cancer morbidit...
Introduction: Breast cancer is a major global public health problem accounting for massive morbidity...
Despite breast cancer (BC) being the most common cancer in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), there is insuff...
Breast cancer has increasingly become a disease of high morbidity and mortality globally, and in the...
Epidemiological features of breast cancer appear to be different in developing countries compared to...
Epidemiological features of breast cancer appear to be different in developing countries compared to...
Epidemiological features of breast cancer appear to be different in developing countries compared to...
INTRODUCTION: Cancer has become a major source of morbidity and mortality globally. Despite the thre...
SummaryBackgroundThe incidence of breast cancer in sub-Saharan Africa is relatively low, but as surv...
Objective To evaluate medical resource utilisation and timeliness of access to specific aspects of a...
Breast cancer has recently overtaken carcinoma of the cervix as the leading cause of cancer morbidit...
Communicable diseases are the major cause of mortality in lower-income countries. Consequently, loca...
Various reports have shown that there is an increase in the incidence of breast cancer in Nigeria wh...
<b><i>Background:</i></b> The global incidence of breast cancer (BC) is rising, especially in low- a...
Cancer in Nigeria is assuming an alarming proportion. Recent public awareness on common female cance...
Breast cancer has recently overtaken carcinoma of the cervix as the leading cause of cancer morbidit...
Introduction: Breast cancer is a major global public health problem accounting for massive morbidity...
Despite breast cancer (BC) being the most common cancer in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), there is insuff...
Breast cancer has increasingly become a disease of high morbidity and mortality globally, and in the...
Epidemiological features of breast cancer appear to be different in developing countries compared to...
Epidemiological features of breast cancer appear to be different in developing countries compared to...
Epidemiological features of breast cancer appear to be different in developing countries compared to...
INTRODUCTION: Cancer has become a major source of morbidity and mortality globally. Despite the thre...
SummaryBackgroundThe incidence of breast cancer in sub-Saharan Africa is relatively low, but as surv...
Objective To evaluate medical resource utilisation and timeliness of access to specific aspects of a...
Breast cancer has recently overtaken carcinoma of the cervix as the leading cause of cancer morbidit...
Communicable diseases are the major cause of mortality in lower-income countries. Consequently, loca...
Various reports have shown that there is an increase in the incidence of breast cancer in Nigeria wh...
<b><i>Background:</i></b> The global incidence of breast cancer (BC) is rising, especially in low- a...
Cancer in Nigeria is assuming an alarming proportion. Recent public awareness on common female cance...
Breast cancer has recently overtaken carcinoma of the cervix as the leading cause of cancer morbidit...