Clinical characteristics and primary management of patients diagnosed with prostate cancer between 2015 and 2019 at the Uganda Cancer Institute.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Prostate cancer is the second most common cancer among men in Uganda, with over 2086 incident cases in 2018. This study's objective was to report the clinical characteristics and primary management of men diagnosed with prostate cancer at the Uganda Cancer Institute from 1st January 2015 to 31st December 2019.

Methods

Records from all men diagnosed with Prostate cancer at the Uganda Cancer Institute from 1st January 2015 to 31st December 2019 were reviewed. Clinical characteristics and primary treatment were recorded. Risk categorization was done using the European Society for Medical Oncology prostate cancer risk group classification.

Results

A total of 874 medical records for men diagnosed with prostate cancer was retrieved. The median age was 70 years (i

SUBMITTER: Katongole P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7598473 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature