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
- public health
- healthcare
- newly diagnosed
- ejection fraction
- chronic kidney disease
- peritoneal dialysis
- cardiovascular events
- free survival
- prognostic factors
- polycystic ovary syndrome
- risk factors
- cardiovascular disease
- patient reported outcomes
- health information
- young adults
- adipose tissue
- combination therapy
- health promotion