Cervical Cancer in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Multinational Population-Based Cohort Study of Care and Guideline Adherence
| العنوان: | Cervical Cancer in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Multinational Population-Based Cohort Study of Care and Guideline Adherence |
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| المؤلفون: | Walburga Yvonne Joko-Fru, Biying Liu, Mirko Griesel, Amalado Ayemou, Christoph Thomssen, Ahmedin Jemal, Anne Korir, Nikolaus Christian Simon Mezger, Jana Feuchtner, Lucia Hämmerl, Mazvita Sengayi‐Muchengeti, Cesaltina Lorenzoni, Donald Maxwell Parkin, Tobias P. Seraphin, Gladys C. Chesumbai, Tigeneh Wondemagegnehu, Eva Johanna Kantelhardt, Marie‐Thérèse Akele‐Akpo, Andreas Wienke, Cheick Bougadari Traore, Sarah Nambooze, Samukeliso Vuma |
| المصدر: | The Oncologist |
| بيانات النشر: | Oxford University Press (OUP), 2021. |
| سنة النشر: | 2021 |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | Global Health and Cancer, Cancer Research, medicine.medical_specialty, Survival, Population, Psychological intervention, Uterine Cervical Neoplasms, Access to care, Disease, Cohort Studies, 03 medical and health sciences, 0302 clinical medicine, Sub‐Saharan Africa, Pregnancy, Internal medicine, medicine, Humans, Uganda, 030212 general & internal medicine, education, Cervical cancer, education.field_of_study, Radiotherapy, business.industry, Hazard ratio, Cancer, Guideline, medicine.disease, Kenya, Oncology, 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis, Population‐based, Female, Observational study, Ethiopia, Guideline Adherence, business |
| الوصف: | Background Cervical cancer (CC) is the most common female cancer in many countries of sub‐Saharan Africa (SSA). We assessed treatment guideline adherence and its association with overall survival (OS). Methods Our observational study covered nine population‐based cancer registries in eight countries: Benin, Ethiopia, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Mali, Mozambique, Uganda, and Zimbabwe. Random samples of 44–125 patients diagnosed from 2010 to 2016 were selected in each. Cancer‐directed therapy (CDT) was evaluated for degree of adherence to National Comprehensive Cancer Network (U.S.) Guidelines. Results Of 632 patients, 15.8% received CDT with curative potential: 5.2% guideline‐adherent, 2.4% with minor deviations, and 8.2% with major deviations. CDT was not documented or was without curative potential in 22%; 15.7% were diagnosed with International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) stage IV disease. Adherence was not assessed in 46.9% (no stage or follow‐up documented, 11.9%, or records not traced, 35.1%). The largest share of guideline‐adherent CDT was observed in Nairobi (49%) and the smallest in Maputo (4%). In patients with FIGO stage I–III disease (n = 190), minor and major guideline deviations were associated with impaired OS (hazard rate ratio [HRR], 1.73; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.36–8.37; HRR, 1.97; CI, 0.59–6.56, respectively). CDT without curative potential (HRR, 3.88; CI, 1.19–12.71) and no CDT (HRR, 9.43; CI, 3.03–29.33) showed substantially worse survival. Conclusion We found that only one in six patients with cervical cancer in SSA received CDT with curative potential. At least one‐fifth and possibly up to two‐thirds of women never accessed CDT, despite curable disease, resulting in impaired OS. Investments into more radiotherapy, chemotherapy, and surgical training could change the fatal outcomes of many patients. Implications for Practice Despite evidence‐based interventions including guideline‐adherent treatment for cervical cancer (CC), there is huge disparity in survival across the globe. This comprehensive multinational population‐based registry study aimed to assess the status quo of presentation, treatment guideline adherence, and survival in eight countries. Patients across sub‐Saharan Africa present in late stages, and treatment guideline adherence is remarkably low. Both factors were associated with unfavorable survival. This report warns about the inability of most women with cervical cancer in sub‐Saharan Africa to access timely and high‐quality diagnostic and treatment services, serving as guidance to institutions and policy makers. With regard to clinical practice, there might be cancer‐directed treatment options that, although not fully guideline adherent, have relevant survival benefit. Others should perhaps not be chosen even under resource‐constrained circumstances. With a multinational collection of registry data and multimodal evaluation of degree of therapy guideline adherence, this study adds population‐based evidence on the status of cervical cancer care and outcomes in the setting of sub‐Saharan Africa. |
| تدمد: | 1549-490X 1083-7159 |
| URL الوصول: | https://explore.openaire.eu/search/publication?articleId=doi_dedup___::b12ff8cfadfcd443a6f7be402aeb4eb2 https://doi.org/10.1002/onco.13718 |
| حقوق: | OPEN |
| رقم الأكسشن: | edsair.doi.dedup.....b12ff8cfadfcd443a6f7be402aeb4eb2 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | OpenAIRE |
| تدمد: | 1549490X 10837159 |
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