Mortality rate and predictors among patients with breast cancer at a referral hospital in northwest Ethiopia: A retrospective follow-up study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Breast cancer is one of the common global health concerns that affects2.1 million women each year and causes the highest number of cancer-related morbidity and mortality among women. The objective of this study was to determine the mortality rate and its predictors among breast cancer patients at the referral hospitals, in northwest Ethiopia.

Methods

A retrospective follow-up study was conducted on breast cancer patients registered between February 01, 2015 and February 28, 2018. They were selected by simple random sampling using computer-generated method and followed until February 29, 2020, in Amhara region referral hospital. A pre-tested data extraction checklist was used to collect data from the registration book and patient medical records. The collected data

SUBMITTER: Misganaw M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9879427 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature