Search Results - "Okyne, Victoria"

Overall and central obesity and prostate cancer risk in African men by Agalliu, Ilir, Lin, Wei-Kaung Jerry, Zhang, Janice S., Jacobson, Judith S., Rohan, Thomas E., Adusei, Ben, Snyper, Nana Yaa F., Andrews, Caroline, Sidahmed, Elkhansa, Mensah, James E., Biritwum, Richard, Adjei, Andrew A., Okyne, Victoria, Ainuson-Quampah, Joana, Fernandez, Pedro, Irusen, Hayley, Odiaka, Emeka, Folasire, Oluyemisi Folake, Ifeoluwa, Makinde Gabriel, Aisuodionoe-Shadrach, Oseremen I., Nwegbu, Maxwell Madueke, Pentz, Audrey, Chen, Wenlong Carl, Joffe, Maureen, Neugut, Alfred I., Diallo, Thierno Amadou, Jalloh, Mohamed, Rebbeck, Timothy R., Adebiyi, Akindele Olupelumi, Hsing, Ann W.

“…Purpose African men are disproportionately affected by prostate cancer (PCa). Given the increasing prevalence of obesity in Africa, and its association with…”
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MP67-18 CLINICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF PROSTATE CANCER PATIENTS IN WEST AND SOUTH AFRICA IN THE MEN OF AFRICAN DESCENT AND CARCINOMA OF THE PROSTATE (MADCAP) CONSORTIUM STUDY by Jalloh, Mohamed, Zhu, Denzel, Agalliu, Ilir, Andrews, Caroline, Kovac, Evan, Adusei, Ben, Snyper, Nana Yaa, Mensah, James, Okyne, Victoria, Hsing, Ann, Adebiyi, Akindele, Ogunbiyi, Olufemi, Shittu, Olayiwola, Olabode, Peter, Nwegbu, Maxwell, Aisuodionoe-Shadrach, Oseremen, Fernandez, Pedro, Irusen, Hayley, Pentz, Audrey, Joffe, Maureen, Singh, Elvira, Jacobson, Judith, Neugut, Alfred, Rohan, Thomas, Niang, Lamine, Gueye, Serigne, Rebbeck, Timothy

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Factors contributing to delays in diagnosis of breast cancers in Ghana, West Africa by Brinton, Louise, Figueroa, Jonine, Adjei, Ernest, Ansong, Daniel, Biritwum, Richard, Edusei, Lawrence, Nyarko, Kofi M., Wiafe, Seth, Yarney, Joel, Addai, Beatrice Wiafe, Awuah, Baffour, Clegg-Lamptey, Joe Nat

“…Background Late diagnoses and poor prognoses of breast cancer are common throughout Africa. Methods To identify responsible factors, we utilized data from a…”
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Design considerations for identifying breast cancer risk factors in a population‐based study in Africa by Brinton, Louise A., Awuah, Baffour, Nat Clegg‐Lamptey, Joe, Wiafe‐Addai, Beatrice, Ansong, Daniel, Nyarko, Kofi M., Wiafe, Seth, Yarney, Joel, Biritwum, Richard, Brotzman, Michelle, Adjei, Andrew A., Adjei, Ernest, Aitpillah, Francis, Edusei, Lawrence, Dedey, Florence, Nyante, Sarah J., Oppong, Joseph, Osei‐Bonsu, Ernest, Titiloye, Nicholas, Vanderpuye, Verna, Brew Abaidoo, Emma, Arhin, Bernard, Boakye, Isaac, Frempong, Margaret, Ohene Oti, Naomi, Okyne, Victoria, Figueroa, Jonine D.

“…Although breast cancer is becoming more prevalent in Africa, few epidemiologic studies have been undertaken and appropriate methodologic approaches remain…”
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Discovery of structural deletions in breast cancer predisposition genes using whole genome sequencing data from > 2000 women of African-ancestry by Chen, Zhishan, Guo, Xingyi, Long, Jirong, Ping, Jie, Li, Bingshan, Fadden, Mary Kay, Ahearn, Thomas U., Stram, Daniel O., Shu, Xiao-Ou, Jia, Guochong, Figueroa, Jonine, Palmer, Julie R., Sanderson, Maureen, Haiman, Christopher A., Blot, William J., Garcia-Closas, Montserrat, Cai, Qiuyin, Zheng, Wei

“…Single germline nucleotide pathogenic variants have been identified in 12 breast cancer predisposition genes, but structural deletions in these genes remain…”
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Usual adult occupation and risk of prostate cancer in West African men: the Ghana Prostate Study by Adler, Colin, Friesen, Melissa C, Yeboah, Edward D, Tettey, Yao, Biritwum, Richard B, Adjei, Andrew A, Tay, Evelyn, Okyne, Victoria, Mensah, James E, Truelove, Ann, Yang, Baiyu, Kelly, Scott P, Zhou, Cindy Ke, McCullough, Lauren E, Pardo, Larissa, Hoover, Robert N, Hsing, Ann W, Cook, Michael B, Koutros, Stella

“…ObjectivesEstablished prostate cancer (PCa) risk factors include age, family history of PCa and African ancestry. Studies, mostly among highly screened,…”
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Circulating tumor DNA is readily detectable among Ghanaian breast cancer patients supporting non-invasive cancer genomic studies in Africa by Ahuno, Samuel Terkper, Doebley, Anna-Lisa, Ahearn, Thomas U., Yarney, Joel, Titiloye, Nicholas, Hamel, Nancy, Adjei, Ernest, Clegg-Lamptey, Joe-Nat, Edusei, Lawrence, Awuah, Baffour, Song, Xiaoyu, Vanderpuye, Verna, Abubakar, Mustapha, Duggan, Maire, Stover, Daniel G., Nyarko, Kofi, Bartlett, John M. S., Aitpillah, Francis, Ansong, Daniel, Gardner, Kevin L., Boateng, Felix Andy, Bowcock, Anne M., Caldas, Carlos, Foulkes, William D., Wiafe, Seth, Wiafe-Addai, Beatrice, Garcia-Closas, Montserrat, Kwarteng, Alexander, Ha, Gavin, Figueroa, Jonine D., Polak, Paz

“…Circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) sequencing studies could provide novel insights into the molecular pathology of cancer in sub-Saharan Africa. In 15 patient…”
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