Breast cancer survival in a rural setting in the Busoga Region of Uganda.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Breast cancer (BC) poses a significant health challenge globally. While high-income countries benefit from robust healthcare systems, sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) faces elevated BC mortality rates. Despite extensive research on BC survival, rural populations in SSA, including Uganda, remain underrepresented in scientific literature.

Methods

We performed a cohort study aiming to bridge this gap by investigating BC survival among the rural population of the Busoga Region, Uganda, leveraging data from patient registers of Rays of Hope Hospice Jinja. Using a retrospective survival study design, we estimated 1-, 3-, and 5-year survival rates (SRs) for BC cases from 2016 to 2022 via Kaplan-Meier plots.

Results

Our compiled diagnosis model found a 1-year SR of 57.7% (

SUBMITTER: Kallestrup R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12361495 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature