Cervical Cancer in the Greater Accra and Ashanti Regions of Ghana
Purpose: Cervical cancer is a common cancer among women worldwide. An estimated 528,000 new cases and 266,000 deaths occurred in 2012. More than 85% of invasive cervical cancer cases occur in low- and middle-income countries. Cervical cancer ranks as the most common cancer among women in Ghana. We c...
Main Authors: | Yvonne Nartey, Philip C. Hill, Kwabena Amo-Antwi, Kofi M. Nyarko, Joel Yarney, Brian Cox |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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American Society of Clinical Oncology
2017-12-01
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Series: | Journal of Global Oncology |
Online Access: | http://ascopubs.org/doi/10.1200/JGO.2016.005744 |
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