Publications by authors named "Andrew Yaw Nyantakyi"
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- Male sexual function significantly affects the quality of life for prostate cancer patients, but there's limited research on this issue in Ghana and West Africa.
- A descriptive longitudinal study was conducted with Ghanaian prostate cancer patients treated with radiotherapy, analyzing their perceptions of the disease and its treatment's impact on sexual function.
- Findings revealed that most patients felt prostate cancer and its treatment led to issues like decreased sexual desire, erectile dysfunction, and premature ejaculation, with health professionals being the primary source of information on these effects.
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- An 8-year-old girl was diagnosed with a type of cancer called alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma, located in a part of her face.
- Doctors used a special scan to find a big tumor that affected some of her facial muscles.
- After several treatments, including chemotherapy and radiation, she's doing great 10 years later with no signs of the cancer coming back!
External beam radiotherapy incorporates treatment techniques such as three-dimensional conformal radiotherapy (3DCRT), intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT), image-guided radiotherapy and volumetric modulated arc therapy to deliver high-energy radiation to cancer. The use of IMRT for cancer treatment is also associated with significant costs for patients in low-middle-income countries. The purpose of this study was to compare the dosimetric properties of 3DCRT and IMRT treatment plans for the external beam irradiation of patients with prostate cancer (Pca) to ascertain the superiority of IMRT in terms of dose homogeneity, conformity and dose limitation to organs at risk (OAR) in a resource-limited setting.
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