Epidemiological Situation and Medical Management of Gynaecological and Breast Cancers from 1998 to 2018 in West Africa: A Systematic Review

AA Zoure, B Bayala, HA Bambara… - Asian Pacific Journal of …, 2020 - waocp.com
Objective: Gynaecological cancers are public health diseases and contribute to the global
burden of diseases. In West Africa most have been carried out on all gynaecological and …

Cancer mortality pattern in lagos university teaching hospital, lagos, Nigeria

OR Akinde, AA Phillips, OA Oguntunde… - Journal of cancer …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Background. Cancer is a leading cause of death worldwide and about 70% of all cancer
deaths occurred in low‐and middle‐income countries. The cancer mortality pattern is quite …

10-year mortality pattern among cancer patients in Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, Ikeja, Lagos

OA Fatiregun, O Bakare, S Ayeni, A Oyerinde… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Background Globally, cancer is a major leading health problem with an estimated 10 million
incidences and 6 million cancer deaths annually. In Nigeria, an estimated 72,000 cancer …

The frequency and pattern of female genital tract malignancies at the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, Enugu, Nigeria

TC Okeke, N Onah, LC Ikeako… - Annals of medical and …, 2013 - ajol.info
Background: Female genital tract malignancy is common in our low resource setting.
Options now exist for prevention, detection, treatment, and palliative care for the wide …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of extracts and molecules derived from medicinal plants of West Africa in the prevention and treatment of gynecological cancers. A Review

B Bayala, AA Zouré, TM Zohoncon… - American Journal of …, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Medicinal plants are a potential source of drug discovery and development of new
pharmacological compounds for cancer chemoprevention. More than 80% of the West …

Incidence, pattern and management of ovarian cancer at a tertiary medical center in Enugu, South East Nigeria

CA Iyoke, GO Ugwu, EC Ezugwu, N Onah… - Annals of Medical and …, 2013 - ajol.info
Background: The incidence of ovarian cancer is thought to be increasing in developing
countries and little is known about the pattern and incidence of this disease in South‑East …

Challenges associated with the management of gynecological cancers in a tertiary hospital in South East Nigeria

CA Iyoke, GO Ugwu, EC Ezugwu… - … Journal of Women's …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Background There are reports of increasing incidence of gynecological cancers in
developing countries and this trend increases the need for more attention to gynecological …

Choriocarcinoma in Enugu, South east Nigeria: a need for a shift from mortality to survival

CC Dim, HU Ezegwui - Nigerian Journal of Medicine, 2013 - journals.lww.com
BACKGROUND: The diagnosis of cancer in Nigeria is often translated to mean an imminent
death for the patient. This contrasts the situation in some developed settings where cancer …

Trend of gynaecological malignancies in University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital Ituku-Ozalla Enugu, Nigeria

UA Umeh, TO Nwankwo, EO Ugwu… - … Journal of Medicine …, 2018 - journals.lww.com
Background: There is increasing variation in the incidence and distribution of
gynaecological cancers. Thus, a study on its trend will help policy makers in appreciating its …

[PDF][PDF] OIRT Journal of Medical and Health Sciences

MD Umar, AA Musa, MA Abbas, SN Paul… - researchgate.net
Methods: This descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted among 55 women of
childbearing age from September to December 2020 using a purposive sampling technique …