Incidence of childhood cancers in the North East geopolitical zone of Nigeria.

Introduction: Cancers are a major cause of childhood mortality worldwide especially in LMICs where underdiagnoses and lack of quality cancer data hampers effective cancer control efforts. This study aimed to document and describe the patterns and characteristics of childhood cancers in the North East geopolitical zone of Nigeria.

Methods: This was a retrospective cross-sectional study that collected cancer data from 4 out of the 6 states in the North East of Nigeria.

Emerging cancer disease burden in a rural sub-Saharan African population: northeast Nigeria in focus.

Introduction: Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is plagued by myriads of diseases, mostly infectious; but cancer disease burden is rising among non-communicable diseases. Nigeria has a high burden of cancer, however its remote underserved culturally-conserved populations have been understudied, a gap this study sought to fill.

Methods: This was a cross-sectional multi-institutional descriptive study of histologically diagnosed cancers over a four-year period (January 2019-December 2022) archived in the Departments of Pathology and Cancer Registries of six tertiary hospitals in the northeast of Nigeria.

RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SICKLE CELL NEPHROPATHY AND SOME BIOCHEMICAL MARKERS OF HAEMOLYSIS AMONGST PATIENTS WITH SICKLE CELL ANAEMIA IN KANO, NORTHWESTERN NIGERIA.

Introduction: Advancements in the care of patients with sickle cell anaemia have led to significant improvement in survival with many patients reaching adulthood. As they age, long-term complications of the disease manifest in them, notable amongst which is nephropathy which is one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality in them. There is limited information about sickle cell nephropathy and some biochemical markers of haemolysis that can detect it early in our setting.

Correlation between Red Cell Distribution Width and Glycaemic Control among Adults with Type II Diabetes Mellitus at Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, North-Western Nigeria.

Background: Red Blood Cell Distribution Width (RDW) measures the degree of variation in red blood cell size and it is a good predictor of complications in many conditions such as diabetes mellitus (DM). This study aimed to determine the relationship between RDW and glycaemic control in patients with type II DM.

Materials And Methods: It was a cross-sectional comparative study where patients with type II DM and apparently healthy non-DM volunteers were recruited.

Risk Factors and Pattern of Lower Limb Deep Venous Thrombosis in Gombe, North-Eastern Nigeria.

Background: Deep venous thrombosis (DVT) is one of most common causes of morbidity and mortality among hospitalized patients. Many risk factors ranging from inherited to acquired are associated with increased risk of DVT.

Aims: The aim of the study was to review the pattern and risk factors of DVTs in Gombe.