Prevalence of breast-related symptoms, health care seeking behaviour and diagnostic needs among women in Burkina Faso

• Main Authors: Leonie Ströbele (Author), Eva Johanna Kantelhardt (Author), Timongo Francoise Danielle Traoré Millogo (Author), Maurice Sarigda (Author), Jürgen Wacker (Author), Kirstin Grosse Frie (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background The prevalence of breast cancer has been increasing in sub-Saharan Africa over the last few years. Patients often present with late stage disease, resulting in a high mortality rate. This study aims to estimate the prevalence of breast -related symptoms in the female population o...