Publications by authors named "Tackie J"
Background: Cancer is a major public health challenge in West Africa, with a significant proportion of cancer-related deaths attributed to distant metastasis. De novo metastatic cancer (DnMC), where metastasis is detected at diagnosis, presents considerable therapeutic challenges, particularly in limited-resource settings where novel treatments are often unavailable and/or unaffordable.
Aim: To determine the prevalence, incidence and clinicopathological characteristics of patients diagnosed with DnMC at a major radiotherapy center in West Africa.
Optic nerve gliomas (ONG) are benign central nervous system tumours and the most common tumours of the optic nerve in children, often occurring before age 20. These tumours are slow-growing and can be treated with surgery and/or radiation therapy. Surgical resection is, however, associated with significant morbidity and loss of vision in the affected eye.
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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!
Cervical cancer (CC) is one of the leading causes of cancer-related deaths among females in Ghana. Despite the magnitude of the public health challenge posed by CC in Ghana, survival data as well as reported incidence and mortality rates are primarily based on studies conducted in the capital city of the country. Even though age at diagnosis is known to affect the overall survival of CC patients, the role of this factor in the prognosis of CC patients in Ghana has not been sufficiently explored.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAlthough many patients who receive definitive radiotherapy (RT) for localised prostate cancer (CaP) experience long-term disease-free survival and better quality of life, some also have biochemical progression during follow-up. Oftentimes this implies additional treatment for patients with the accompanying challenges of cumulative treatment side effects, inconvenience and financial toxicity. This study retrospectively assessed the clinicopathological characteristics and biochemical outcomes of patients treated for localised CaP with external beam radiotherapy (EBRT) between 2015 and 2020 at a major cancer treatment centre in Accra, Ghana.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: To build capacity for improved treatment of locally advanced cervical cancer in Ghana, including computed tomography (CT) staging and intensity modulated radiotherapy (IMRT).
Materials And Methods: Patients with histologically confirmed cervical cancer were prospectively staged with abdominopelvic CT and ultrasound and offered the opportunity to have IMRT instead of conventional two-dimensional radiotherapy. The development of an efficient, high-quality, and safe IMRT program was facilitated by investment in new technology and comprehensive training of the interdisciplinary radiotherapy team in collaboration with a North American center of excellence.