Statistical Analysis of Breast Cancer Cases in University College Hospital (UCH) Ibadan, Nigeria
Oluwadamisi Toluwalase Tayo-Ladega · International Journal of Research Studies in Medical and Health Sciences · 2020
Hudis (2014) therefore called for applying the strategies that were successfully used in the West to bringing down the mortality rate of breast cancer to the developing countries so as to save millions of lives.In Nigeria, GLOBOCAN (2012) reported 27,304 cases of breast cancer in women in for the year 2014.This figure amounted to 42.2% of all cases of cancer in women at that time, with a mortality of 13,960 cases.This figure amounts to 34.3% of deaths from cancer in women.The five-year prevalence prediction for Nigeria stands at 87,579 cases.This figure amounts to 53.1% of all cancers in women.The data of breast cancer in Nigeria show a significant disparity in the health outcomes of women living with breast cancer.