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Prior Mammographic Screening: What Is Its Effect On The Clinical Stage In Newly Diagnosed Breast Cancer Patients At Akuhn., Jillo Bika
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Introduction: Breast cancer is now the leading cancer amongst women in Kenya according to GLOBOCAN 2018. It is also a leading cause of cancer deaths in Kenya, after esophageal and cervical cancer. Mammography is the gold standard in the screening of breast cancer. For screening to be effective, however, it has to be offered to the right patients at the appropriate time and intervals. Up until February of 2019, there were no local guidelines to guide the screening of breast cancer in Kenya. The objective of this study is to assess if prior mammographic screening had an effect on the …
Discordance Between Breast Imaging And Histopathology Findings After Ultrasound Guided Core Needle Biopsy, Margaret Mutinda Mwania
Discordance Between Breast Imaging And Histopathology Findings After Ultrasound Guided Core Needle Biopsy, Margaret Mutinda Mwania
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Introduction: Breast cancer is the most prevalent cancer among women worldwide with an estimated global incidence of 11.6%. According to the GLOBOCAN factsheet, in 2018 breast cancer incidence in Kenya was 40.3 per 100,000. Early detection and diagnosis of breast cancer has been shown to reduce mortality and increase years of life gained. Breast lesion diagnosis is heavily based on imaging and pathology and typically findings are reported independent of one another. Correlation of imaging findings and pathology after biopsy is found to be of critical importance in detecting possible sampling error, concordance versus discordance, recommend appropriate management and thus …