Epidemiology of ovarian cancers in Zaria, Northern Nigeria: a 10-year study
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Epidemiology of ovarian cancers in Zaria, Northern Nigeria: a 10-year study
Background Globally, the absence of a premalignant stage of ovarian cancer and a reliable screening tool make early diagnosis difficult. Locally, poverty, ignorance, and lack of organized cancer services make prognosis poor. We describe the epidemiological features of ovarian cancer seen at Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital Zaria, Northern Nigeria, a tertiary referral center, over a 10-...
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Women's Health
سال: 2017
ISSN: 1179-1411
DOI: 10.2147/ijwh.s130340