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dc.contributor.authorGakwaya, A.
dc.contributor.authorGalukande, M.
dc.contributor.authorJombwe, J.
dc.contributor.authorFualal, J.
dc.contributor.authorLuwaga, A.
dc.contributor.authorKiguli-Malwadde, E.
dc.contributor.authorBaguma, P.
dc.contributor.authorOrem, J.
dc.contributor.authorNalwoga, H.
dc.contributor.authorKigula-Mugambe, J.B
dc.date.accessioned2012-02-15T12:00:00Z
dc.date.available2012-02-15T12:00:00Z
dc.date.issued2008-06
dc.identifier.citationGakwaya, A., Galukande, M., Jombwe, J., Luwaga, A., Kigula-Mugambe, J.B., Faulal, J., Kiguli-Malwadde, E., Baguma, P., Orem, J., Nalwoga, H. (2008). Breast cancer guidelines for Uganda (2nd Edition 2007). African Health Sciences, 8(2)en_US
dc.identifier.issn1680-6905
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10570/431
dc.description.abstractBreast cancer in Uganda is the third commonest cancer in women coming only next to cancer of the cervix and Kaposi’s sarcoma. The incidence of breast cancer in Uganda has doubled from11: 100,000 in 1961 to 22:100,000 in 19951,2,. Many patients are often seen in late stages thus the outcome of treatment is mostly unsatisfactory. The present day knowledge of this disease does not have any effective primary prevention. It is thus imperative that efforts should be made to detect the disease in its early stages. Mammography has been found to be useful but it is not feasible for mass screening in Uganda, as there is a limited number of units accessible to the general public. Public education towards Breast Self Examination (BSE) should be propagated because it is practical and affordableen_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherMakerere University Medical Schoolen_US
dc.subjectBreast canceren_US
dc.subjectUgandaen_US
dc.subjectCancer of the cervixen_US
dc.subjectBreast cancer Treatmenten_US
dc.subjectBreast cancer screeningen_US
dc.subjectMammographyen_US
dc.subjectKaposi’s sarcomaen_US
dc.subjectBreast Self Examination (BSE)en_US
dc.titleBreast cancer guidelines for Uganda (2nd Edition 2007)en_US
dc.typeJournal article, peer revieweden_US


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