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69.1 %Breast cancer awareness was 69.1% among a predominantly rural coastal population in Kenya.

Kenyacancer du seinpublished 2025JCO global oncologyPubMeddocument of 5 observations

62 monthsThe median breastfeeding duration per child among 838 pathologically confirmed breast cancer cases in Kenya was 62 months.

Kenyacancer du seinobserved between March 2012 to May 2015published 2021Breast cancer research : BCRPubMeddocument of 9 observations

Breast wounds were the most common physical finding among women with breast cancer admitted to inpatient hospice in Western Kenya.

Kenyacancer du seinobserved 2011-2019published 2022Journal of pain and symptom managementPubMeddocument of 10 observations

3 childrenThe median number of children among 838 pathologically confirmed breast cancer cases in Kenya was 3.

Kenyacancer du seinobserved between March 2012 to May 2015published 2021Breast cancer research : BCRPubMeddocument of 9 observations

226 casesA total of 226 invasive breast cancer cases were included in the study.

Kenyacancer du seinpublished 2023Breast cancer research and treatmentPubMeddocument of 4 observations

112 patientsSerum 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D] levels were measured in 112 breast cancer patients and 106 controls using electrochemiluminescence.

Kenyacancer du seinpublished 2025Journal of health, population, and nutritionPubMeddocument of 2 observations

There were similar or more rapidly increasing breast cancer incidence rates in women aged 50 and over compared to women under 50 years in all registries except The Gambia.

Kenyacancer du seinpublished 2020International journal of cancereurope_pmcdocument of 4 observations

33 %33% of providers identified four to five risk factors for breast cancer.

Kenyacancer du seinpublished 2021JCO global oncologyPubMeddocument of 5 observations

Birth cohort analyses revealed increases in breast cancer incidence rates in successive generations of women aged 45 and over in Harare-Zimbabwe and Kampala-Uganda.

Kenyacancer du seinpublished 2020International journal of cancereurope_pmcdocument of 4 observations

7.1 %The prevalence of smoking as a breast cancer risk factor was 7.1% among the studied women.

Kenyacancer du seinobserved 2019 and 2020published 2026JCO global oncologyPubMeddocument of 10 observations

217 breast ultrasoundsDuring the pilot in Nyeri County in October-November 2019, 217 breast ultrasounds were performed.

Kenyacancer du seinobserved October-November 2019published 2022Cancer reports (Hoboken, N.J.)PubMeddocument of 17 observations

0.36 odds_ratioCompared to patients with luminal A tumors, HER2-enriched patients had an odds ratio of 0.36 for obesity, with 95% confidence interval (0.16, 0.81) and p = 0.013.

Kenyacancer du seinobserved between March 2012 to May 2015published 2021Breast cancer research : BCRPubMeddocument of 9 observations

50.9 %Of the traced patients with stage I-III breast cancer (n=320), 50.9% received inadequate or no cancer-directed therapy.

Kenyacancer du seinpublished 2021Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network : JNCCNeurope_pmcdocument of 5 observations

34.8 %The distribution of molecular subtypes among 838 pathologically confirmed breast cancer cases in Kenya was luminal A at 34.8%, luminal B at 35.8%, HER2-enriched at 10.7%, and triple negative at 18.6%.

Kenyacancer du seinobserved between March 2012 to May 2015published 2021Breast cancer research : BCRPubMeddocument of 9 observations

0.38 odds_ratioCompared to patients with luminal A tumors, HER2-enriched patients had an odds ratio of 0.38 for older age at menopause, with 95% confidence interval (0.15, 0.997) and p = 0.049.

Kenyacancer du seinobserved between March 2012 to May 2015published 2021Breast cancer research : BCRPubMeddocument of 9 observations

18.8 %Among HIV-positive patients with cancer, breast cancer accounted for 18.8% (6 of 32) of malignancies.

Kenyacancer du sein · VIH/sidapublished 2023JCO global oncologyPubMeddocument of 8 observations

21 yearsThe median age at first pregnancy among 838 pathologically confirmed breast cancer cases in Kenya was 21 years.

Kenyacancer du seinobserved between March 2012 to May 2015published 2021Breast cancer research : BCRPubMeddocument of 9 observations

Breast cancer is the leading cancer in terms of incidence in Kenya.

Kenyacancer du seinpublished 2022Cancer reports (Hoboken, N.J.)PubMeddocument of 17 observations

74.6 %74.6% of the female breast cancer patients had a monthly household income of <5000 Kenyan shillings.

Kenyacancer du seinpublished 2023Breast cancer research and treatmentPubMeddocument of 7 observations

17.5 weeksThe median time from presentation at Kenyatta National Hospital to diagnosis was 17.5 weeks.

Kenyacancer du seinpublished 2023Breast cancer research and treatmentPubMeddocument of 7 observations

50 yearsThe median age of women with breast cancer admitted to inpatient hospice in Western Kenya was 50.0 years.

Kenyacancer du seinobserved 2011-2019published 2022Journal of pain and symptom managementPubMeddocument of 10 observations

33.3 %In the study sample, approximately one-third of participants reported ever using permanent and/or semi-permanent hair dyes.

Kenyacancer du seinpublished 2024International journal of environmental research and public healthPubMeddocument of 5 observations

51.7 per_100000Breast cancer had an age-standardized incidence rate (ASR) of 51.7 per 100,000 among women in Nairobi during 2004–2008.

Kenyacancer du seinobserved 2004-2008published 2015International journal of cancereurope_pmcdocument of 9 observations

44.9 %Of 49 women with suspicious lesions on mammography, 22 (44.9%) had been linked to care 4 months after the campaign.

Kenyacancer du seinpublished 2022Cancer reports (Hoboken, N.J.)PubMeddocument of 17 observations

600 mammogramsDuring the pilot in Nyeri County in October-November 2019, 600 mammograms were performed.

Kenyacancer du seinobserved October-November 2019published 2022Cancer reports (Hoboken, N.J.)PubMeddocument of 17 observations