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Oiza Tessy Ahmadu

Department of Radiotherapy and Oncology, Federal Medical Centre, Abuja, FCT, Nigeria

tessyoiza@yahoo.com
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Research Article Vol. 1, Issue 1

SCINTIGRAPHIC PATTERN OF SKELETAL METASTASIS BASED ON MOLECULAR SUBTYPES OF BREAST CANCER AT THE DR GEORGE MUKHARI ACADEMIC HOSPITAL GARANKUWA, SOUTH AFRICA

Oiza Tessy Ahmadu*, Shehu Salihu Umar, Saad A Ahmed, Aminu Bello Liman, Trevor Mdaka

Introduction: The presence of metastasis is the most important factor affecting overall survival of patients with breast cancer. Though tremendous progress has been made in area of treatment, 20-30% of patients will develop metastasis, with the skeleton as one of the major sites of distant spread. There is marked variability among breast cancer pat...

Jan, 2025 Vol. 1, Issue 1 2 views
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Research Article Vol. 1, Issue 1

ASSESSMENT OF DELAYS AMONGST CERVICAL CANCER PATIENTS IN A RADIOTHERAPY FACILITY: A PROSPECTIVE STUDY

Shehu Salihu Umar*, Adamu Abdullahi, Aisha Jamila Ahmad, Oiza Tessy Ahmadu, Anisa Yahya

Introduction: Globally, cervical cancer is the 8th commonest malignancy and the fourth commonest in females. However, in Sub-Saharan Africa, the incidence and mortality from cervical cancer is second only to breast cancer, and actually highest in some of the countries. Most cases of cervical cancer in Sub-Saharan Africa are diagnosed at advanced st...

Jan, 2025 Vol. 1, Issue 1 2 views 1 downloads
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Research Article Vol. 1, Issue 1

USE OF LOW-DOSE RATE BRACHYTHERAPY IN THE TREATMENT OF GYNAECOLOGY MALIGNANCIES IN A LOW-RESOURCE SETTING: A TENYEAR REVIEW

Charles Okwonna*, Shehu Salihu Umar, Ali Abba Tijjani, Oiza Tessy Ahmadu, Aisha Mustapha, Aisha Jamila Ahmad, Tajudeen A. Olasinde

Introduction: Gynaecological cancers are among the most common cancers worldwide and vary in incidence geographically. In Nigeria, cervical cancer is the most common gynaecological cancer and the second most common cause of cancer-related mortality. Cervical cancer constitutes a huge percentage of the cases treated with radiotherapy in developing n...

Jan, 2025 Vol. 1, Issue 1 1 views
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