Open AccessPatients Lost to Follow-Up for Cervical Cancer in the Limbe Regional Hospital
Author(s) -
Robert Tchounzou,
André Gaetan Simo Wambo,
Théophile Najamen,
Ingrid Ofakem Ilick,
Humphry Tatah Neng,
François Dadao,
Albert Mouelle Sone
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of global oncology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.002
H-Index - 17
ISSN - 2378-9506
DOI - 10.1200/jgo.18.00067
Subject(s) - medicine , cervical cancer , cancer , health care , poverty , family medicine , public health , nursing , economics , economic growth
Cervical cancer constitutes a public health problem in Cameroon where it represents 13.8% of cancers in women. We wanted to evaluate compliance with cervical cancer care with a focus on patients who are lost to follow-up from the time that symptoms suggestive of cervical cancer are clinically recognized to treatment.