Breast Cancer in Ghana: Demonstrating the Need for Population-Based Cancer Registries in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

Breast Cancer in Ghana: Demonstrating the Need for Population-Based Cancer Registries in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

Purpose: Breast cancer, the most common cancer worldwide, is the leading cause of cancer mortality in Ghanaian women. Previous studies find Ghanaian women are diagnosed at a younger age and at more advanced stages (III and IV), and have tumors with characteristics similar to African American women....

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Main Authors: Abigail S. Thomas, Kelley M. Kidwell, Joseph K. Oppong, Ernest K. Adjei, Ernest Osei-Bonsu, Angela Boahene, Evelyn Jiggae, Kofi Gyan, Sofia D. Merajver
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society of Clinical Oncology 2017-12-01
Series:Journal of Global Oncology
Online Access:http://ascopubs.org/doi/10.1200/JGO.2016.006098

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