2024· Biological and Environmental Sciences Journal for the Tropics· Vol 21, pp. 234-239· 1 citation· ⚡ 1 influential
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The findings of the study show that breast cancer is prevalence among the female gender and it is recommended that health education or sensitization should be given along with regular breast cancer screening to women, especially post-menopausal women.
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Breast cancer is second cause of death in women and continue to be a threat globally, this study examined the epidemiology analysis of breast cancer in-patients in Zamfara State over 10 years period that spanned 2012 – 2021. The scope of the study covers three General hospitals in Zamfara State, Nigeria namely; Federal Medical Centre Gusau Zamfara State, General Hospital Gusau Zamfara State, and Yariman Bakura Specialist Hospital Gusau Zamfara State. Data was sourced basically through secondary means from breast cancer incidence registers in the three hospitals of the study for the period of 2012 to 2021. The findings of the study show that breast cancer is prevalence among the female gender. The results from the analysis also showed that the prevalence of the disease differs among different age groups while the age range 50 to 59 seems to have the highest prevalence. For the young persons under 30 years, it was found that the incidence was very low, but for the elderly persons the incidence was very high. its recommended that health education or sensitization should be given along with regular breast cancer screening to women, especially post-menopausal women, and early regular screening for women in reproductive age group will help in early diagnosis and prompt treatment.
Background: Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer among women worldwide and remains one of the leading causes of cancer-related deaths. The objective of the study is to ascertain the knowledge, attitude and breast cancer preventive practices of women of reproductive age (15 – 49 years) in Ebonyi State. Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study design was adopted in the study. It consists of 383 women of reproductive age in Ezza North and they were selected across the two zones of the local government area using multi-stage sampling technique. Results: The study revealed that several 132(34.5%) of the respondents are of ages 20-29 years, majority 265(63.2%) and 289(75.5%) of the study participants have attained secondary and tertiary level of education respectively, more number 306(79.9%) of the respondents are Christians, and several 350(83.5%) of the participants are students. More than half 216(56.4%) of the participants have good knowledge of breast cancer while a lesser fraction 167(43.6%) of the respondents have poor knowledge of women about breast cancer. Majority 256(66.8%) of the participants have positive attitude towards breast cancer preventive practices. Also, most 277(72.3%) of the participants have good preventive practices of breast cancer and none of the participant has breast cancer. The shows that there is statistically significant relationship between age (p=0.0001), religion (p=0.0001), occupation (p=0.0001), and preventive practices of breast cancer. Conclusion: The findings indicate that most respondents demonstrated adequate knowledge about the nature, causes, and prevention of breast cancer, recognizing it as a leading cause of death among women and emphasizing the importance of early detection through awareness and screening. Continuous and community-based breast cancer awareness programs should be implemented to sustain and expand women’s knowledge of the disease, its risk factors, and early detection methods.
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Introduction: Breast cancer is the most common female cancer worldwide. Its management has evolved overtime. This study aimed to review the surgical management of breast cancer at the Yaoundé General Hospital (YGH) from 2018 to 2023. Methodology: We conducted a retrospective cross-sectional study at the YGH. We studied the records of patients who underwent breast cancer surgery from January 2018 to July 2023. Data were analysed using R version 4.2.3. Quantitative variables were represented by means or medians, and qualitative variables by proportions. The χ ² test was used to assess associations between variables. Results: We reviewed 202 surgically managed breast cancer cases. The median age was 46 years, mostly women (196/202, 96%). Most patients had a breast nodule, usually in the upper outer quadrant of the left breast. Advanced disease was common, with 95 (47%) at stage T4 and 108 (53.5%) involving lymph nodes. Invasive ductal carcinoma was the most common histologic type (161, 79.7%). Mastectomy was the predominant surgical technique (186/202, 92.08%), while 16 (7.9%) patients had conservative surgery. Tumour stage influenced surgery type. Mastectomy was mainly for stage T3 (41/186, 22%), oncoplastic procedure for T2 (5/8, 62.5%) and lumpectomies for T1 (6/8, 75%). Postoperative complications occurred in 41 (20.3%) patients, with superinfection and lymphocele being the most common. Conclusion: Breast cancer at YGH is frequently diagnosed at advanced stages, with invasive ductal carcinoma being the most common type. Radical mastectomy with axillary dissection is the most common surgical approach. Postoperative complications include superinfection and lymphocele.
