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Dr. Tajudeen A. Olasinde

Department of Radiation and Clinical Oncology, Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital Zaria, Kaduna State, Nigeria.

4 Publications
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Publications 4

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Research Article Vol. 1, Issue 2

CANCER PATIENTS AND BLOOD TRANSFUSION DEMAND IN A RESOURCE-CONSTRAINED SETTING: A RETROSPECTIVE STUDY

Oiza T. Ahmadu*, Shehu Salihu Umar, Sani Awwalu, Albert M. Alfred, Aminu B. Liman, Gaddafi Yusuf, Mustapha I. Aliyu, Muhammad Salihu, Munir Sani, Arinze A. Mbanusi, Tajudeen A. Olasinde

Background: Cancer patients on treatment have anaemia as a common complication resulting from deceased red blood cell production, increased destruction of circulating red blood cells or bleeding from cancer. Blood transfusion in cancer patients is quite frequent as a hospital-based study demonstrated that 34% of blood donated in a health facility w...

Jul, 2025 Vol. 1, Issue 2 66 views 34 downloads
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Research Article Vol. 1, Issue 2

EFFECT OF PSYCHOEDUCATIONAL INTERVENTION ON ANXIETY AMONG BREAST CANCER PATIENTS IN AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL ZARIA

Aminu Bello Liman*, Munir Sani, Shehu Salihu Umar, Ismail H. Zubairu, Audu I. Aveka, Tajudeen A. Olasinde

Background: Breast cancer (BC) is a disease of global public health concern whose incidence is rising, leading to significant morbidity and mortality. Psychological burden associated with BC diagnosis and treatment has negative consequences on the patients in addition to physical symptoms. Many psychosocial interventions have been developed and eva...

Jul, 2025 Vol. 1, Issue 2 85 views 37 downloads
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Research Article Vol. 1, Issue 2

A PROGRESSIVE EMBRYONAL RHABDOMYOSARCOMA OF THE UTERINE CERVIX WITH RIGHT BREAST LUMP IN A 43-YEAR-OLD ADULT: A CASE REPORT

Amina I Dansani*, Tajudeen A. Olasinde, Olabisi T. Ojo, Aisha Mustapha, Shehu Abdullahi, Shehu Salihu Umar

Introduction: Embryonal Rhabdomyosarcoma is an uncommon type of sarcoma often seen in pediatric and adolescent patients, with the botryoid subtype being the most common. The incidence of this disease in adult females is 0.4% to 1% with the affected age group being patients in the third to fourth decade of life. It is rare in patients above 40 years...

Jul, 2025 Vol. 1, Issue 2 80 views 52 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 72 views 52 downloads
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