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. 2019 Jan 8;15:3. doi: 10.1186/s12992-018-0446-6

Table 2.

Literature review of stage at diagnosis of histologically proven breast cancer in SSA, by region

Year Author Country Population Sample Size Prevalence (%) Advanced Disease
(%)
Stage I Stage II Stage III Stage IV
West Africa
 2008 Ukwenya et al. [33] Nigeria Women with BC admitted to Ahmadu Bello Teaching Hospital for definitive treatment between 2003 and 2005 111 9.0 16.2 33.3 41.4 74.7
 2006 Adesunkanmi et al. [19] Nigeria Women with BC seen at Obafemi Awolo Teaching Hospital between 1996 and 2003 (retrospective) 212 6.0 13.2 19.3 61.3 80.6
 2009 Ntekim et al. [34] Nigeria Women treated for BC at University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria between 2003 and 2006 763 2.0 13 46 39 85.0
 2010 Kene et al. [35] Nigeria Women with BC treated at Ahmadu Bello Teaching Hospital between 2001 and 2005 (retrospective) 103 11.7 26.2 46.6 15.5 62.1
 2008 Gukas et al. [36] Nigeria Women with BC diagnosed at Jos University Teaching Hospital between 1999 and 2001 (retrospective) 34 0 38.2 41.2 20.6 61.8
 2008 Adebamowo et al. [37] Nigeria Women with BC at University College Hospital between 2004 and 2006 192 4.5 9.0 38.2 48.3 86.5
 1991 Ajekigbe et al. [38] Nigeria Women with BC presenting to Lagos University Teaching Hospital for radiotherapy between 1984 and 1989 2154 4.0 8.7 53.2 34.1 87.3
 2001 Okobia et al. [39] Nigeria Women diagnosed with BC at the University Hospital of Benin between 1987 and 1996 77 2.6 29.9 28.9 41.6 70.5
 2013 Edmund et al. [40] Ghana Women with BC presenting to University of Ghana Medical School between 2005 and 2009 564 16.8 32.3 26.1 24.8 50.9
 2016 Gbessi et al. [41] Benin Women with BC presenting to the National Teaching Hospital of HKM between 2001 and 2013 109 13.7 35.8 39.5 11.0 50.5
 2015 Azon-Kouanou et al. [42] Benin Women with BC presenting to the National Teaching Hospital of HKM of Cotonou between 2008 and 2014 63 Stage I/II 9.5 20.6 69.8 90.4
East Africa
 2015 Pace et al. [43] Rwanda Women with BC presenting to two rural referral centres in Rwanda 144 Stage I/II 24.0 52.0 24.0 76.0
 2014 Sayed et al. [44] Kenya Women with BC diagnosed/treated at AHKUN university hospital 99 12.1 26.3 43.4 18.2 61.6
 2011 Rambau et al. [45] Tanzania Women with BC diagnosed at Bugando Medical Center from 2002 to 2010 328 4.3 NR 64.0 NR
 2010 Burson et al. [46] Tanzania Women with BC attending Ocean Road Cancer Institute between 2007 and 2009 356 NR NR NR NR 90.7
 1997 Amir et al. [47] Tanzania Women with BC admitted to the Muhimbili Medical Centre in 1996 50 0.0 2.0 88.0 10.0 98.0
 2012 Mabula et al. [48] Tanzania Women with BC admitted to Bugando Medical Centre surgical unit between 2002 and 2011 384 4.7 10.9 63.0 21.4 84.4
 2013 Tesfamariam et al. [49] Eritrea Women with BC attending general surgical units of 3 major hospitals between 2007 and 2008 82 9.0 27.0 46.0 18.0 64.0
 2008 Gakwaya et al. [50] Uganda Women with BC treated at Mulago Hospital between 1996 and 2000 243 3.4 19.3 51.0 26.3 77.3
 2015 Galukande et al. [51] Uganda Women with BC treated at Mulago Hospital between 2004 and 2007 and 2010–2012 209 2.4 8.1 72.7 16.3 89.0
Central Africa
 2015 Lopes et al. [52] Angola Women with BC between 2006 and 2014 registered by the Angolan Institute of Cancer Control 1361 4.8 16.5 73.3 2.6 75.9
 2015 Armando et al. [53] Angola Women with BC referred to the National Oncology Centre of Luanda between 2007 and 2011 163 3.2 12.4 73.8 10.6 84.2
Southern Africa
 2014 Dickens et al. [54] South Africa BC patients diagnosed at a tertiary public hospital (CHBAH) in Soweto between Oct 2006- July 2012 1071 5.0 41.0 45.7 8.3 54.0
 2013 McCormack et al. [55] South Africa BC patients diagnosed at a tertiary public Hospital (CHBAH) in Soweto between Oct 2006 – Jan 2012 (90% of cases were black women) 1216 5.1 41.2 44.7 9.0 53.7
 1985 Pegoraro et al. [18] South Africa Women with BC treated at the University of Natal Teaching Hospital 640 B
0.4
B
9.0
B
59.0
B
31.0
90.0
W
27.0
W
32.0
W
34.0
W
7.0
41.0
 1984 Walker et al. [56] South Africa Black women with BC diagnosed at Baragwanath Hospital in Soweto between 1971 and 72 and 1980–82 195 10.1 12.4 44.9 32.6 77.5
 2004 Walker et al. [57] South Africa Black African women with BC admitted to King Edward VIII Hospital between 1994 and 1999 57 1.75 14.0 21.1 63.1 84.2
 1991 Ariad et al. [58] South Africa Women with BC attending the Breast Clinic of the Johannesburg Hospital 58 0.0 29.4 0.0 70.6 70.6
 2010 Basro et al. [59] South Africa Women with BC aged 35 and under registered by a tertiary hospital and private breast health centre between 2000 and 2008 139 11.4 33.4 33.3 21.9 55.2
 2000 Hoffman et al. [60] South Africa Women with first diagnosis of BC presenting at two tertiary hospitals in Capetown 478 31.6 26.2 28.2 14.0 42.2
 1993 Muguti [61] Zimbabwe Women with BC treated at Mpilo Central Hospital between 1987 and 1990 NR Stage I/II 16.0 Stage III/IV 84.0 84.0

B Black, W White, NR Not reported