Clinical characteristics and primary management of patients diagnosed with prostate cancer between 2015 and 2019 at the Uganda Cancer Institute.
Paul KatongoleObondo James SandeMulumba YusufMoses JolobaSteven J ReynoldsNixon NiyonzimaPublished in: PloS one (2020)
The majority of the patients diagnosed with prostate cancer at the Uganda Cancer Institute presented with advanced disease. The primary treatments were mostly chemotherapy, hormonal therapy, and radiotherapy. There is a need to improve prostate cancer screening in regional health care facilities and the communities to enhance early detection and management of prostate cancer.
Keyphrases
- prostate cancer
- radical prostatectomy
- healthcare
- papillary thyroid
- end stage renal disease
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- locally advanced
- radiation therapy
- chronic kidney disease
- peritoneal dialysis
- metabolic syndrome
- type diabetes
- mesenchymal stem cells
- adipose tissue
- lymph node metastasis
- polycystic ovary syndrome
- social media