Survival and predictors of breast cancer mortality in South Ethiopia: A retrospective cohort study.
Abel ShitaAlemayehu Worku YalewEdom Seife WoldetsadikTsion AfeworkAragaw TesfawZenawi Hagos GufueFriedemann RabeLesley TaylorEva Johanna KantelhardtSefonias GetachewPublished in: PloS one (2023)
Beyond three years after diagnosis, patients from southern Ethiopia had a survival rate of less than 60% despite treatment at a tertiary health facility. It is imperative to improve the early detection, diagnosis, and treatment capacities for breast cancer patients to prevent premature death in these women.
Keyphrases
- end stage renal disease
- newly diagnosed
- ejection fraction
- healthcare
- public health
- chronic kidney disease
- mental health
- polycystic ovary syndrome
- risk factors
- free survival
- cardiovascular disease
- coronary artery disease
- pregnant women
- young adults
- patient reported outcomes
- pregnancy outcomes
- adipose tissue
- climate change
- combination therapy
- human health
- breast cancer risk
- replacement therapy