Advanced-stage breast cancer diagnosis and its determinants in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Worldwide, breast cancer is the primary cause of illness and death. Unless early detected and treated breast cancer is a life-threatening tumor. Advanced-stage presentation is greatly linked with short survival time and increased mortality rates. In Ethiopia nationally summarized evidence on the level of advanced-stage breast cancer diagnosis is scarce. Therefore, this systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to determine the pooled prevalence of advanced-stage breast cancer diagnosis and its determinants in Ethiopia.

Method

By following PRISMA guidelines, a systematic review and meta-analysis were carried out. To include relevant publications, a broad literature search was conducted in the African Online Journal, PubMed, Google Scholar, and Embase which are pu

SUBMITTER: Zewdie A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11088059 | biostudies-literature | 2024 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature