Receptor-defined subtypes of breast cancer in indigenous populations in Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Breast cancer is the most common female cancer in Africa. Receptor-defined subtypes are a major determinant of treatment options and disease outcomes but there is considerable uncertainty regarding the frequency of poor prognosis estrogen receptor (ER) negative subtypes in Africa. We systematically...

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Veröffentlicht in:	PLoS medicine 2014-09, Vol.11 (9), p.e1001720
Hauptverfasser:	Eng, Amanda, McCormack, Valerie, dos-Santos-Silva, Isabel
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Africa - ethnology Analysis Biomarkers, Tumor - blood Biomarkers, Tumor - metabolism Breast cancer Breast Neoplasms - diagnosis Breast Neoplasms - ethnology Breast Neoplasms - metabolism Cancer therapies Care and treatment Confidence intervals Diagnosis Epidermal growth factor Estimates Estrogen Female Health aspects Humans Mammography Medicine and Health Sciences Population Groups - ethnology Prognosis Receptor, ErbB-2 - blood Receptor, ErbB-2 - metabolism Receptors, Estrogen - blood Receptors, Estrogen - metabolism Studies Tumors Women Womens health
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