Introduction: Breast cancer remains a public health problem due to its severity and because it is the leading cause of death
from cancers in women worldwide as well as in Cameroon. Our objective was to study the
diagnostic and therapeutic options that
patients followed for breast cancer choose in Yaounde. Method: This was an analytical cross-sectional study with prospective data collection
among patients followed for breast cancer at two referral hospitals in Yaounde from
February 1, 2019 to August 31, 2019. Data collected were recorded and analyzed
using R application version 3.5.0., p values
< 0.05 were considered to be statistically significant. Results: A total of
105 patients were recruited, including 104
women and 1 man.
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