Researchers also found that patient age and socioeconomic status are associated with breast cancer stage at diagnosis. For this meta-analysis, the researchers reviewed data from more than 2.4 million breast cancer patients from 81 countries. Continue ReadingThe team found that the proportion of breast cancer patients with distant metastatic disease at diagnosis ranged from 0% to 6% in North America. In 33 of 36 countries in these regions, less than 10% of breast cancer patients had metastatic disease at diagnosis. “Five countries of 11 in sub-Saharan Africa had a proportion of metastatic breast cancer cases greater than 24%,” the researchers noted.

Source: The North Africa Journal November 15, 2023 15:05 UTC