An Audit of the Management and Associated Contextual Correlates of Clinical Presentations of Breast Cancer in a Tertiary Hospital in South West Nigeria
Journal Title: IOSR Journal of Pharmacy (IOSRPHR) - Year 2015, Vol 5, Issue 6
Abstract
ABSTRACT : Breast cancer is a worldwide disease resulting in many deaths. This study investigated the management of breast cancer with respect to treatment modalities and other clinical factors in the study population in a university teaching hospital in South West Nigeria. A five-year retrospective review of 583 breast cancer records of patients from 1st January 2008- 31st December 2012 who presented newly at surgical out-patient and radiotherapy departments of the Hospital was undertaken. Analysis was carried out using Statistical package for social sciences (SPSS version 15.0). Mean age of the breast cancer patients was 44.9 (sd=13.3); there were more females (98.3%); 28.9% presented at stage II with invasive ductal carcinoma histological type (93.6%); almost three-quarters of the patients received combination treatment modalities; 55.5 % and 47.8% of the patients received a two-drug neoadjuvant and adjuvant regimen respectively; 25.8% completed 4 cycles of neo-adjuvant chemotherapy treatment while 32.3% completed 6 cycles of adjuvant chemotherapy. The disease was majorly managed using combination therapy and involve both adjuvant and neo-adjuvant therapies. More efforts should be put into public awareness on breast cancer, health education and improving socioeconomic status of the patients at risk and the provision of more facilities for early detection and treatment. Key words: Adjuvant Therapy, Breast Cancer, Combined Treatment, Neo-adjuvant Therapy, Treatment Modalities.
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1 Eniojukan JF , Adepoju T
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