Publications by authors named "Suleiman Aliyu Kabir"
Front Oncol
November 2021
Article Synopsis
- Ovarian cancer is more prevalent among Black women in West Africa compared to those in North America, and survival rates are lower for Black women than White women, with factors like histotype and age at diagnosis affecting outcomes.
- The study analyzed data from Nigerian patients, Caribbean-born Blacks, and US-born Blacks, revealing that Nigerians had a higher percentage of germ cell and sex-cord stromal tumors, whereas Caribbean and US-born blacks had more cases of serous ovarian cancer.
- Nigerians were diagnosed with epithelial ovarian cancers at a younger age compared to their Caribbean and US counterparts, with all Black women showing earlier diagnosis of germ cell and sex-cord stromal tumors than White women.
