Histo-epidemiological aspects of gynecological and breast cancers at the University Teaching Hospital of Yaoundé

Kemo, Armand Duclaire Djimeli; Nkegoum, Blaise; Nangue, Charlette; Djuikwo, Felicite; Bita’a, Landry Beyala; Tebeu, Pierre Marie

doi:10.11604/pamj.2019.33.130.18874

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“… 3 The average age of women in our series was 46.70 years, similar to the average age (48.13 years) reported in Cameroon. 21 In Europe and the United States, women with breast cancer are older than those in countries in sub-Saharan Africa. 22 - 24 In addition, 48.38% of women are aged ⩽40 years, which corresponds to the period of genital activity.…”

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Breast Cancer in Togolese Women: Imaging and Clinicopathological Findings

Darré

Tchaou

Djiwa

et al. 2021

Breast Cancer�(Auckl)

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Background: Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women, and its incidence and mortality rates are expected to increase significantly over the next few years, particularly in developing countries. The aim of this study was to describe the epidemiological, clinical, radiological, histopathological, and prognostic aspects of breast cancer in Togo. Materials and methods: We retrospectively analyzed at our Department of Pathology of Lomé all cases of breast cancer in women confirmed by histology over a period of 20 years (2000-2019). Results: We collected 804 cases of breast cancer in women. The median age was 46.7 years (range, 12-86 years). Patients aged <40 years represented 48.38% of cases, and the left breast was more affected (51.24%). Most women were sexually active (71.52%) and resided in urban areas (66.29%). Carcinomas represented the predominant histological group (796 cases, 99.00%) with a predominance of invasive nonspecific type carcinoma (92.34%). These cancers were diagnosed at late stage III using Nottingham grading (55.10%). The TNM classification showed a predominance of grades T2NxMx (72.45%) and T4N1Mx (17.76%). The luminal B profile (40.85%) was found mostly, and the mutation of BRCA2 and BRCA1 genes was found in 2.61% of cases. Mastectomy was performed in 7.59%, radiotherapy in 3.61%, and chemotherapy in 18.66%. Conclusion: Breast cancer is a frequent pathology in Togolese women, predominant in young adults, often diagnosed at a late stage with limited possibilities of treatment. The establishment of early care programs is essential.

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Breast Cancer in Togolese Women: Imaging and Clinicopathological Findings

Darré

Tchaou

Djiwa

et al. 2021

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“…Os dados coletados mostram que houve uma redução da oferta do exame citopatológico ao longo dos anos, em todas as mesorregiões da Paraíba, com a maior oferta Os resultados referentes à mortalidade por CG podem ser explicados pelos múltiplos fatores de risco, dentre esses o vírus do HPV, tendo em vista que dos mais de 100 tipos de HPV existentes, aproximadamente 40 afetam o trato genital humano, e desses, pelo menos 13 tipos são considerados oncogênicos, sendo os tipos 16 e 18 os mais associados com o câncer cervical em nível mundial (Kemo et al, 2019;Simões;Zanusso, 2019).…”

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“…Outros fatores contribuintes para o aumento observado nos óbitos por CG consistem na multiplicidade de parceiro sexuais, a prática de relações sexuais precoce ou relações desprotegidas, haja vista que o uso de preservativo consiste no método mais eficaz e acessível para a prevenção de contaminação por infecções sexualmente transmissíveis, incluindo o HPV (Kemo et al, 2019;Petry et al, 2019). Ao mesmo passo que a realização do citopatológico torna-se essencial para prevenção contra os CG.…”

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“…Quanto à diferença da média de óbitos por neoplasias ginecológicas entre regiões, é importante salientar que questões como padrões de acesso aos serviços de saúde, principalmente os de diagnósticos precoces, são realizados de forma diferenciada e irregular no Brasil. Certamente, aspectos sociais e de desenvolvimento econômico também corroboram para que algumas regiões apresentem diferenças entre os índices de mortalidade por câncer (Kemo et al, 2019).…”

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Caracterização do perfil de mortalidade por cânceres do trato reprodutor feminino na Paraíba

Santos do Nascimento,

dos Santos Silva,

Braga Danta

2023

Cereus

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Caracterização do perfil de mortalidade por cânceres do trato reprodutor feminino na Paraíba Characterization of the Mortality Profile for Female Reproductive Tract Cancers in Paraíba RESUMO Os cânceres ginecológicos são considerados um problema de saúde mundial, tendo em vista os altos índices de morbimortalidade. Objetivo deste estudo foi determinar o perfil de mortalidade por diferentes cânceres ginecológico, que acometeram mulheres nas mesorregiões da Paraíba, no período de 1989 a 2018. Trata-se de um estudo descritivo, de abordagem ecológica, temporal, quantitativa e espacial, com dados extraídos do Atlas de Mortalidade on-line do Instituto Nacional de Câncer e do Sistema de Informação Ambulatoriais do SUS, através do tabulador TabNet. Analisou-se o perfil de mortalidade por cânceres ginecológicos, para cada mesorregião da paraíba, taxa ajustada de mortalidade por intervalos temporais e faixa-etária e números de exames citopatológicos realizados. Durante o período analisado, a Mata Paraibana foi responsável pelas maiores médias de óbitos. A média da taxa ajustada de óbitos evidenciou um aumento de mortes por essas neoplasias ao longo dos anos e, verificouse a maior média de mortes para o câncer de colo de útero (6,5±2,4) no Agreste Paraibano. Referente a realização do citopatológico, a Borborema (48.356 exames) apresentou a maior média de exames realizados. Houve uma crescente mortalidade por cânceres ginecológicos em toda a paraíba durante o período estudado, com uma heterogeneidade entre regiões e tipos de cânceres.

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“…This can be explained by the existence of a breast and cervical cancer screening unit at the University Teaching Hospital of Yaoundé since 2009 and the organization of a cervical and breast cancer screening campaign in 2016. In addition, it is likely that doctors increased prescription of screening and histological examinations over this time period [9].…”

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Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Breast Self-Examination amongst Women in Two Communities of Cameroon

Fouelifack¹,

Binyom²,

Ofeh³

et al. 2021

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Breast cancer is a major health problem in the world. It is the most common cancer in women and is equally the leading cause of cancer death in women. Though in controversy Breast self-examination (BSE) remains a useful tool in early diagnosis of breast cancer. The aim of this study was to evaluate the knowledge, attitude and practice of BSE amongst women in Yaoundé and Monatele. We carried out a cross sectional study in two communities of Cameron over a period of eight months, targeting females older than 15 years. After obtaining authorization, we randomly interviewed 402 consenting participants, using a pretested questionnaire. Data were entered using CS Pro 7.3 and analysed using SPSS 23. Of a total of 402 participants, 256 (63.7%) in Monatele and 146 (36.3%) in Yaoundé VI, the mean age was 26.55 ± 9.57 years. Exactly 50% (201) had earlier heard of BSE. Health personnel and media represented the main sources of information on BSE. Of the total, 46 (11.4%) knew BSE should be done monthly. Fifty-three percent had poor knowledge and 51.0% had a generally low attitude towards BSE. Out of 402 participants, 65.2% reported not practicing BSE. For those practicing, 71.6% had poor practices. The main reason for not practicing was lack of knowledge. Poor knowledge increased poor practice. In conclusion half of the women had heard about BSE even though the majority had a poor knowledge on BSE and very low overall attitude and practice. Health personnel and media played a key role in passing of information. Increasing the number of health campaigns, multiplying TV shows and health talks about breast selfexamination will improve knowledge and hence attitude and practice.

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Histo-epidemiological aspects of gynecological and breast cancers at the University Teaching Hospital of Yaoundé

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References 11 publications

Breast Cancer in Togolese Women: Imaging and Clinicopathological Findings

Breast Cancer in Togolese Women: Imaging and Clinicopathological Findings

Caracterização do perfil de mortalidade por cânceres do trato reprodutor feminino na Paraíba

Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Breast Self-Examination amongst Women in Two Communities of Cameroon

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