Breast cancer survival in Soweto, Johannesburg, South Africa: A receptor-defined cohort of women diagnosed from 2009 to 11.

ABSTRACT:

Background

South Africa's public healthcare system is better equipped to manage breast cancer than most other SSA countries, but survival rates are unknown.

Methods

A historical cohort of 602 women newly diagnosed with invasive breast carcinoma during 2009-2011 at Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital, Soweto, Johannesburg, was followed using health systems data to December 2014. 'Overall survival' time was defined from diagnosis to death or terminal illness. Cox regression was used to estimate hazard ratios (HR) associated with woman and tumour characteristics.

Results

During a median 2.1 years follow-up (IQR 0.5-3.8), 149 women died or were classified terminally ill; 287 were lost-to-follow-up. 3-year survival was 84% for early stage (I/II) and 56% for late stage

SUBMITTER: Cubasch H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6127863 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature