Introduction: The purpose of this study was to assess the knowledge and awareness of cervical cancer among women who came for screening at the regional hospital Buea- South West Region of Cameroon. Materials and Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study involving women aged fr...
Introduction: Cervical cancer remains a huge burden in scarce resource communities as Cameroon. The morbidity and mortality are huge, despite the preventable nature of this pathology. This study set to explore the socio-economic variables which could help influence positively pre...
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Research Article10.9734/ijtdh/2020/v41i1130331
Tassang Andrew, G. E. Halle Ekane, C. Neh Fru, Frederick Nchang Cho, Tassang Thierry, T. Palle Ewane, P. Ngum Fru, Daniel Ndongo, W. Ndakason, G. Ncham & Tangui Gracious·Journal of Cancer and Tumor International·2021
6 million sexually active women are at risk of developing cervical cancer in Cameroon. About 2000 cases are reported annually with 55% of them being fatal. The fight against this disease is hampered by both poor material and human resources. Methods of prevention are divided int...
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Research Article10.9734/jcti/2020/v10i430136
Introduction: The fight against cervical cancer stumbles against resistance to accepting vaccines. Vaccination hesitancy is a worldwide phenomenon. It seems this phenomenon is more amplified in Africa. With the advent of COVID 19, many conspiracy theories against all the vaccines...
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Research Article10.9734/ijtdh/2021/v42i830476
A. Tassang, G. E. Halle- Ekane, D. Nembulefack, G. Enow- Orock, F. Nchang Cho, T. Ewane, T. Tassang, C. Ewang Ebong, A. E. Enow- Orock, L. Folefac, W. Ndakason, G. Ncham & P. Ngum Fru·International Research Journal of Oncology·2020
Background: Cervical cancer screening is not widely performed in developing countries like Cameroon. We conducted “one-day-screening” in Buea. Methods: The study was performed at the Buea Regional Hospital, Annex on the 2nd of November, 2019. A MobileODT colposcopic device was us...