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Breast Cancer
New breast cancer study findings recently were published by H.A. Nggada and co-researchers
June 26th, 2008
According to a study from Maiduguri, Nigeria, "Breast cancer is a global disease and incidence continues to rise especially in the sub-Saharan Africa. In Nigeria, breast cancer is currently the most common malignancy." "This study aimed at describing the pattern of breast cancers in Maiduguri and to determine if there is any significant changing trend of frequency. This is a retrospective review data of breast cancers between 2001 and 2005 in the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital Cancer Registry. A total of 1,216 cases of cancers were registered within the study period and breast cancer accounted for 13.9%. There were 490 breast biopsy specimens and breast...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2008-06-26)
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