Patrick Adu

No Association between Helicobacter Pylori Infection and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus; A Case-control Study in the North-Western Part of Ghana

Patrick Adu, Isaac Dogfobaare, Prosper Kuuzie, Kwame Osei Darkwah, Benjamin Twum & Richard K. D. Ephraim · Asian Journal of Medicine and Health · 2017

Background: Patients with diabetes mellitus are prone to infections as a result of impaired immune status as a consequence of hyperglycemia. Previous studies addressing the relationship between Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection and diabetes mellitus have yielded conflicti...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AJMAH/2017/31952

The Effect of Chemotherapy on Clinical, Haematological and Biochemical Profile in Breast Cancer Patients Undergoing Chemotherapy at Cape Coast Teaching Hospital; A Longitudinal Study

Rebecca Peniel Storph, Frank N. Ghartey, Richard K. D. Ephraim, Enoch Mensah, Martin Mornah, Linda Ahenkorah-Fondjo, David L. Simpong, Charlotte Addai, Bright Kobena Segu Domson, Joseph Benjamin Baidoo & Patrick Adu · Journal of Cancer and Tumor International · 2019

Background: People with primary invasive breast cancer receive both local (surgery and radiation therapy) and systemic treatment (chemotherapy and hormonal therapy). However, there are substantial short-and long-term side effects from chemotherapy as documented in several studies...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jcti/2019/v9i230104