2019
DOI: 10.11604/pamj.2019.33.73.16112
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Facteurs pronostiques du cancer de l'œsophage au Cameroun: étude multicentrique

Abstract: Introduction Le cancer de l'œsophage est une affection rare. Le pronostic péjoratif est lié au diagnostic tardif. La survie à 5 ans est de moins de 20%. Le but de ce travail était de rechercher les facteurs associés à la survie des patients atteints d'un cancer de l'œsophage au Cameroun. Méthodes Il s'agissait d'une étude pronostique, sur une période de 11 ans allant du 1 er janvier 2005 au 31 décembre 2015 dans les Hôpitaux Généraux de Yaound… Show more

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“…Moreover, in our study the median survival time after diagnosis was 4 months, which is in line with a study from Mozambique which reported 3.5 months ( 24 ). On the other hand, a study in Cameroon and Tanzania reported a relatively higher median survival of 6.7 and 6.9 months respectively ( 25 , 26 ). In our study, patients visited healthcare at later stages of the disease, majorities (89%) were diagnosed either at stage III or IV.…”
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confidence: 95%
“…Moreover, in our study the median survival time after diagnosis was 4 months, which is in line with a study from Mozambique which reported 3.5 months ( 24 ). On the other hand, a study in Cameroon and Tanzania reported a relatively higher median survival of 6.7 and 6.9 months respectively ( 25 , 26 ). In our study, patients visited healthcare at later stages of the disease, majorities (89%) were diagnosed either at stage III or IV.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 95%