Late-stage diagnosis: The driving force behind high breast cancer mortality in Ethiopia: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Breast cancer continues to be the most common malignancy and the leading cause of cancer-related deaths in Ethiopia. The poor prognosis and high mortality rate of breast cancer patients in the country are largely caused by late-stage diagnosis. Hence, understanding the epidemiology of late-stage diagnosis is essential to address this important problem. However, previous reports in Ethiopia indicated inconsistent findings. Therefore, this literature review was conducted to generate dependable evidence by summarizing the prevalence and determinants of late-stage diagnosis among breast cancer patients in Ethiopia.

Methods

Pertinent articles were retrieved by systematically searching on major electronic databases and gray literature. Data were extracted into an Exce

SUBMITTER: Geremew H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11259299 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature