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      Experiences of women with breast cancer undergoing chemotherapy: A study at Ho Teaching Hospital, Ghana

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      Journal: Nursing Open
      Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Inc.
      Keywords: breast cancer, chemotherapy, experiences, women

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          Aim

          The study explored the experiences of women with breast cancer undergoing chemotherapy at Ho Teaching Hospital.

          Design

          A qualitative design which was exploratory and descriptive in nature was employed.

          Methods

          Purposive sampling was used to recruit participants. Data were collected using a semi‐structured interview guide. Saturation of data was reached after the eighth participant was interviewed. The interviews were audio‐recorded and lasted between 30–70 min, and the data were analysed concurrently with data collection using content analysis. Three major themes emerged.

          Results

          Participants experienced hair loss, changes in skin and nail pigmentation and social isolation. The study further revealed that inadequate access to information from healthcare providers and lack of resources coupled with financial constraints were among the major challenges participants faced. However, varied supports from significant others were of much help which enabled participants to go through their chemotherapy successfully.

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          Global Cancer Statistics 2018: GLOBOCAN Estimates of Incidence and Mortality Worldwide for 36 Cancers in 185 Countries

          Ahmedin Jemal, Lindsey A Torre, Rebecca Siegel … (2018)
          This article provides a status report on the global burden of cancer worldwide using the GLOBOCAN 2018 estimates of cancer incidence and mortality produced by the International Agency for Research on Cancer, with a focus on geographic variability across 20 world regions. There will be an estimated 18.1 million new cancer cases (17.0 million excluding nonmelanoma skin cancer) and 9.6 million cancer deaths (9.5 million excluding nonmelanoma skin cancer) in 2018. In both sexes combined, lung cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer (11.6% of the total cases) and the leading cause of cancer death (18.4% of the total cancer deaths), closely followed by female breast cancer (11.6%), prostate cancer (7.1%), and colorectal cancer (6.1%) for incidence and colorectal cancer (9.2%), stomach cancer (8.2%), and liver cancer (8.2%) for mortality. Lung cancer is the most frequent cancer and the leading cause of cancer death among males, followed by prostate and colorectal cancer (for incidence) and liver and stomach cancer (for mortality). Among females, breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer and the leading cause of cancer death, followed by colorectal and lung cancer (for incidence), and vice versa (for mortality); cervical cancer ranks fourth for both incidence and mortality. The most frequently diagnosed cancer and the leading cause of cancer death, however, substantially vary across countries and within each country depending on the degree of economic development and associated social and life style factors. It is noteworthy that high-quality cancer registry data, the basis for planning and implementing evidence-based cancer control programs, are not available in most low- and middle-income countries. The Global Initiative for Cancer Registry Development is an international partnership that supports better estimation, as well as the collection and use of local data, to prioritize and evaluate national cancer control efforts. CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians 2018;0:1-31. © 2018 American Cancer Society.
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            Illness perceptions and coping in physical health conditions: A meta-analysis.

            Martin Dempster, Doris Howell, Noleen K McCorry (2015)
            There is a considerable body of research linking elements of Leventhal's Common Sense Model (CSM) to emotional well-being/distress outcomes among people with physical illness. The present study aims to consolidate this literature and examine the evidence for the role of coping strategies within this literature.
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              Barriers to early presentation and diagnosis of breast cancer among African women living in sub-Saharan Africa

              Cynthia Pomaa Akuoko, Ernestina Armah, Theresa Sarpong … (2017)
              Background Breast cancer (BC) has been described as the leading cause of cancer deaths among women especially in the developing world including sub Saharan Africa (SSA). Delayed presentation and late diagnosis at health facilities are parts of the contributing factors of high BC mortality in Africa. This review aimed to appraise the contributing factors to delayed breast cancer presentation and diagnosis among SSA women. Methods Five databases encompassing medical and social sciences were systematically searched using predefined search terms linked with breast cancer presentation and diagnosis and sub Saharan Africa. Reference lists of relevant papers were also hand searched. Quality of quantitative and qualitative articles were assessed using the National Institute of Health (NIH) Quality Assessment Tool for Observational Cohort and Cross-Sectional Studies and the Critical Appraisal Skills Programme (CASP) quality appraisal checklist. Thematic analysis was used to synthesize the qualitative studies to integrate findings. Results Fourteen (14) quantitative studies, two (2) qualitative studies and one (1) mixed method study merited inclusion for analysis. This review identified low knowledge of breast cancer among SSA women. This review also found lack of awareness of early detection treatment, poor perception of BC, socio-cultural factors such as belief, traditions and fear as factors impacting African women’s health seeking behavior in relation to breast cancer. Conclusion Improving African women’s knowledge and understanding will improve behaviors related to breast cancer and facilitate early presentation and detection and enhance proper management and treatment of breast cancer.
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                Contributors
                Joana Agyeman‐Yeboah:
                ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6833-1701
                joanaagyemanyeboah@outlook.com
                Journal
                Journal ID (nlm-ta): Nurs Open
                Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Nurs Open
                Journal ID (doi): 10.1002/(ISSN)2054-1058
                Journal ID (publisher-id): NOP2
                Title: Nursing Open
                Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Inc. (Hoboken )
                ISSN (Electronic): 2054-1058
                Publication date (Electronic): 17 August 2021
                Publication date Collection: November 2021
                Volume: 8
                Issue: 6 ( doiID: 10.1002/nop2.v8.6 )
                Pages: 3161-3169
                Affiliations
                [ 1 ] Ho Teaching Hospital Ho Ghana
                [ 2 ] International Maritime Hospital Accra Ghana
                Author notes
                [*] [* ] Correspondence

                Joana Agyeman‐Yeboah, International Maritime Hospital, Accra, Ghana.

                Email: joanaagyemanyeboah@ 123456outlook.com

                Author information
                https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6833-1701
                Article
                Publisher ID: NOP21029
                DOI: 10.1002/nop2.1029
                PMC ID: 8510736
                PubMed ID: 34405582
                SO-VID: 7c5f0b15-cf83-41a1-b89a-eaaa13514cf9
                Copyright © © 2021 The Authors. Nursing Open published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
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                This is an open access article under the terms of the http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ License, which permits use and distribution in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited, the use is non‐commercial and no modifications or adaptations are made.

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                Date revision received : 16 June 2021
                Date received : 04 February 2021
                Date accepted : 25 July 2021
                Page count
                Figures: 0, Tables: 0, Pages: 9, Words: 6908
                Categories
                Subject: Research Article
                Subject: Research Articles
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                cover-date November 2021
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                Keywords: breast cancer,chemotherapy,experiences,women
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