Establishing cohorts to generate the evidence base to reduce the burden of breast cancer in sub-Saharan Africa: Results from a feasibility study in Kenya
Journal of Global Oncology Sep 11, 2019
Subramanian S, Gakunga R, Jones MD, et al. - Since Kenya is estimated to have a two-thirds rise in the incidence of breast cancer by 2025, researchers investigated whether conducting cohort studies, taking into account clinical features, socioeconomic factors, and self-care behaviors, in Kenya would be feasible. In this short-term follow-up study, they included 800 women between the ages of 20 and 60 years. The baseline data were successfully obtained. For demographic variables, the completeness of the data was high. For particular variables needed for evaluating breast cancer risk, there was a larger proportion of missing information. To evaluate breast cancer awareness among those without breast cancer and detection of symptoms among survivors, standardized instruments were successfully completed by the respondents. For the follow-up, they were able to successfully contact around 80% of the participants. Overall, findings proved that it is possible to successfully track and contact women for follow-up in the Kenyan setting.
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