Psychosocial aspects of breast cancer treatment in Accra, Ghana.

Objectives: To evaluate psychosocial influences and effects of breast cancer treatment.

Design: Cohort questionnaire survey.

Setting: Surgical Outpatient Department, Korle Bu Teaching Hospital (KBTH), Accra, Ghana.

Why do breast cancer patients report late or abscond during treatment in ghana? A pilot study.

Objectives: To determine the causes of delayed presentation in breast cancer patients at Korle Bu Teaching Hospital (KBTH), and reasons for patients absconding before and during treatment.

Design: Questionnaire survey.

Setting: Out patient departments and surgical wards of KBTH.