Epidemiology and clinical characteristics of breast cancer in Ethiopia: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

According to GLOBOCAN 2020 Breast cancer is the most common cancer among women and the prevalence is increasing worldwide and in Ethiopia. This review assessed studies conducted in Ethiopia on the clinical features and epidemiology of breast cancer.

Methods

Data base search conducted PubMed, Google Scholar African Journals Online (AJOL), Cumulative Index of Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL) and Hinari without time restrictions. The search keywords included; prevalence and pattern, clinical presentation, histological and molecular subtypes, and management. We followed the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guideline to identify, search, extract articles, and report this systematic review. The protocol was registe

SUBMITTER: Dandena FG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11375980 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature