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Diagnostic Accuracy Of Multi-Parametric Mri In Diagnosis Of Clinically Significant Prostate Cancer, Mariah Obino
Diagnostic Accuracy Of Multi-Parametric Mri In Diagnosis Of Clinically Significant Prostate Cancer, Mariah Obino
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Background: Traditionally, the diagnosis of prostate cancer has been based on an elevated prostate specific antigen or an abnormal digital rectal examination and confirmed histologically following prostate biopsy. This has led to a number of men without cancer or with clinically insignificant disease undergoing unwarranted prostate biopsies and suffering consequent complications. Pre-biopsy multi-parametric MRI plays a vital role in determining men with clinically significant cancer who need biopsy and those with a negative MRI who can safely avoid an unwarranted biopsy. Whereas studies on the value of multi-parametric MRI have been done elsewhere, there is variation in prevalence of prostate …
Prevalence Of Suspicious Mammographic Calcification In Newly Diagnosed Breast Cancer Patients At The Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi., Mariam Abdullahi Omar
Prevalence Of Suspicious Mammographic Calcification In Newly Diagnosed Breast Cancer Patients At The Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi., Mariam Abdullahi Omar
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Introduction: The most common cancer affecting women in Kenya is breast cancer with an incidence of 40.3 per 100 000 at risk population in 2018(1) while Nairobi has a higher incidence of (ASR 51.7 per 100,000) (2).This constitutes a major public health problem so early diagnosis plays a major role in mortality reduction and improving prognosis of breast cancer(3). Mammography is the most sensitive technique for detecting non palpable lesions. Over the decades it has been shown that in the USA there has been significant reduction in breast cancer mortality by 40% due to screening mammogram (4). On mammography the …