Factors contributing to delays in diagnosis of breast cancers in Ghana, West Africa

Breast Cancer Research and Treatment

Volumn 162, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 105-114

  Brinton, Louise ^a   Figueroa, Jonine ^a,b   Adjei, Ernest ^c   Ansong, Daniel ^c   Biritwum, Richard ^d   Edusei, Lawrence ^e   Nyarko, Kofi M ^d   Wiafe, Seth ^f   Yarney, Joel ^e   Addai, Beatrice Wiafe ^f   Awuah, Baffour ^c   Clegg Lamptey, Joe Nat ^d,e   On behalf of the Ghana Breast Health Study team, ^g   Adjei, Anthony ^g   Dedey, Florence ^g   Vanderpuye, Verna ^g   Okyne, Victoria ^g   Oti, Naomi Ohene ^g   Tay, Evelyn ^g   Adu Aryee, ^g   Kenu, Angela ^g   Ekpedzor, Obed ^g   Aitpillah, Francis ^g   Oppong, Joseph ^g   Osei Bonsu, Ernest ^g   Titiloye, Nicholas ^g   Boakye, Isaac ^g   Arhin, Bernard ^g   Assimah, Emmanuel ^g   Ka chungu, Samuel ^g   Frempong, Margaret ^g   Abaidoo, Emma Brew ^g   Mensah, Bridget Nortey ^g   Amanama, Samuel ^g   Agyuapong, Prince ^g   Boateng Ansong, Debora ^g   Agyei, Thomas ^g   Opoku, Richard ^g   Gyimah, Kofi Owusu ^g   Hewitt, Stephen ^g   Palakal, Maya ^g   Thistle, Jake ^g   Newman, Lisa ^g   Brotzman, Michelle ^g   Niwa, Shelley ^g   Singh, Usha ^g   more..

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c Komfo Anoyke Teaching Hospital   (Ghana)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GHANA   (Ghana)

^e KORLE BU TEACHING HOSPITAL   (Ghana)

^f Peace and Love Hospital   (Ghana)

^g NONE

Author keywords

Africa; Breast cancer; Diagnosis delays; Epidemiology

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; DIVORCED PERSON; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; GHANA; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HERBAL MEDICINE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POPULATION BASED CASE CONTROL STUDY; PREDICTION; RISK FACTOR; TUMOR VOLUME; WIDOWED PERSON; BREAST TUMOR; CANCER STAGING; CASE CONTROL STUDY; HEALTH SURVEY; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; TIME TO TREATMENT; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; GHANA; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM STAGING; ODDS RATIO; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; RISK FACTORS; TIME-TO-TREATMENT; TUMOR BURDEN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85007201342     PISSN: 01676806     EISSN: 15737217     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10549-016-4088-1     Document Type: Article

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