Publications by authors named "A Sissoko"

Unlabelled: Breast cancer is the leading cancer in women worldwide. A better understanding of this pathology by women can contribute to significantly reducing its morbidity and mortality.

Aim: It was to evaluate women's knowledge about breast cancer in the obstetrics and gynecology department of the district hospital of commune II of Bamako.

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Introduction: Breast cancer is one of the main causes of morbidity and mortality in Africa and Mali and its prognosis remains serious with very low survival. We initiated this study to determine the overall and specific survival rate by treatment type.

Patients And Methods: This was a cross-sectional study from January 1, 2016 to October 31, 2021.

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Background: Few studies have been conducted on breast cancer despite its high burden in our context. Therefore, this study aimed to: (1) specify the sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of breast cancer; and (2) determine the factors associated with breast cancer survival at Gabriel Touré University Hospital (CHU).

Methods: This was a retrospective cohort study conducted at CHU Gabriel Touré between January 12018 and 31, December 2022.

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Unlabelled: Fibroadenomas are the most common benign breast disorders. The aim of this study was to identify the clinical and therapeutic aspects of fibroadenoma in the obstetric gynecology department and General Surgery of Teaching hospital Gabriel TOURE in Bamako Mali.

Patients And Methods: The study was descriptive with retrospective data collection from July 1, 2018 to July 31, 2021.

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Cervical cancer (CC) remains a real public health problem in low- and middle-income countries, where technical resources and competent personnel are insufficient. Persistent cervix infection by high-risk human papillomavirus (Hr-HPV) is the main cause of CC development. In the current study, we examined the distribution of Hr-HPV in the general healthy Malian population using cervicovaginal self- sampling.

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