%0 Journal Article
%T Diagnostic and Therapeutic Options of Breast Cancer Patients in Yaounde, Cameroon
%A Jean Dupont Kemfang Ngowa
%A Hortense Jeanne Fouedjio
%A Anna£¿k Morelle Tchami
%A Julienne Louise Ngo Likeng
%A Christelle Domngang Noche
%A Brigitte Wandji Djouonang
%A Florent Fouelifack Ymele
%A Pascal Foumane
%A Emile Telesphore Mboudou
%A Pierre Marie Tebeu
%J Advances in Breast Cancer Research
%P 50-62
%@ 2168-1597
%D 2022
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/abcr.2022.111003
%X <strong>Introduction:</strong><span><span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> Breast cancer remains a public health problem due to its sever</span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">ity and because it is the leading cause of death
from cancer</span></span></span></span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">s</span></span></span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> in women </span></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">worldwide as well as in Cameroon. Our objective was to study the
diagnostic and </span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">therapeutic options that
patients followed for breast cancer choose in</span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> Yaound</span></span></span></span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">e</span></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">. </span><b><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">Method:</span></b><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> This was an analytical cross-sectional study with prospective data collection
among patients followed for breast cancer at two referral hospitals in Yaound</span></span></span></span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">e</span></span></span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> from
February 1, 2019 to August 31, 2019. Data collected were recorded and analyzed
using R application version 3.5.0.</span></span></span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">,</span></span></span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> p values
&lt; 0.05 w</span></span></span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">ere</span></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> considered to be statistically significant. </span><b><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">Results:</span></b><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> A total of
105 patients were </span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">recruited, including 104
women and 1 man.
%K Breast Cancer
%K Traditional Medicine
%K Therapeutic Abstention
%K Naturopathy
%K Contemporary Medicine
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=114832