Survival Rate of Breast Cancer in Eastern Mediterranean Region Countries: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Breast cancer (BC) is one of the main problems of public health around the world. As a consequence, survival rates are one of the most salient indicators for assessing the quality of cancer control and treatment programs.

Objectives

The aim of this study is to evaluate the survival rate of breast cancer in the Eastern Mediterranean region at different periods of time.

Methods

Medline/PubMed, ProQuest, Scopus, Embase, Web of Knowledge and Google Scholar databases until February 1, 2018. All observational studies (cross-sectional, case-control, and cohort) referring to the survival of breast cancer were included in the study. The heterogeneity and its value were examined by Cochran test and I² statistics, respectively. Analysis of subgroups perform

SUBMITTER: Hassanipour S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6896839 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature