Article
Breast Cancer Phenotypes in Africa: A Scoping Review and Meta-Analysis.
JCO global oncology - 1 Sept 2023
Onyia Abimbola F, Nana Toluwani A, Adewale Elijah A, Adebesin Ayomide O, Adegboye Bose E, Paimo Oluwatomiwa K, De Campos Opeyemi C, Bisi-Adeniyi Titilayo I, Rotimi Oluwakemi A, Oyelade Jelili O, Rotimi Solomon O
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: Africans have been associated with more aggressive forms of breast cancer (BC). However, there is a lack of data regarding the incidence and distribution of different subtypes on the basis of phenotypic classification. This scoping review and meta-analysis was undertaken to determine the distribution pattern of BC phenotypes (luminal, human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 [HER2]+, and triple-negative...
Topics
- Humans
- Africa
- Africa, Northern
- Phenotype
- Receptors, Progesterone
- Triple Negative Breast Neoplasms
- Female
