Ethnicity and breast cancer characteristics in Kenya.
Shahin SayedZahir MolooRonald WasikePeter BirdRaymond OigaraFaith Wambui NjorogeAsim Jamal ShaikhSatya Vara PrasadSudhir VinayakGretchen L GierachSanford M DawseyMaya PalakalShaoqi FanMaeve MulloolyRajendra ChauhanPatricia OkiroSamuel GakinyaAncent NziokaCatherine KyobutungiShukri MohamedTilahun HareguMustafa MussajeeBetty BonassCosta MariwaOmar Ali ShermanAbdihakim MohammedAndrew GachiiJoseph GithaigaJoseph KaranuRobert NyagahRichard NjorogeIrene MurambaJames Obondi OtienoDan Omondi RaburuElizabeth B MwachiroInnocent AbayoMansoor SalehPublished in: Breast cancer research and treatment (2017)
This case series showed no significant differences in breast cancer tumor characteristics or molecular subtypes, but significant differences in sociodemographic characteristics and reproductive factors, among the three major ethnic groups in Kenya. We suggest further evaluation of ethnic differences in breast cancer throughout the genetically and culturally diverse populations of sub-Saharan Africa.
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