Effects of Breast Cancer and Mastectomy on Fibrinolytic Activity in African Women / Effets du cancer du sein et de la mammectomie sur l'activité fibrinolytique chez les femmes africaines
Abstract:Reduced blood fibrinolytic activity (FA) has been postulated in cancer. It is good to know if this is also the case in Africans with breast cancer. Africans are known to possess enhanced fibrinolysis. This study was designed to assess the effect o breast cancer on fibrinolytic activity and the effect of mastectomy on fibrinolysis in African women. Sixty histo-patholically proven breast cancer patients aged 25 - 45 years were compared with 50 healthy age-matched controls. Plasma fibrinogen levels and euglobulin… Show more
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