Blumberg L, Mtshali Z, Shelley A, Pieterse P J
Department of Surgery, Medical University of Southern Africa, Pretoria.
S Afr J Surg. 1991 Dec;29(4):147-9.
The Breast Clinic at Ga-Rankuwa Hospital/MEDUNSA serves a large population of black South Africans. The patients present at a young age and commonly with very advanced disease. Problems in follow-up are more complex in this group because of difficulties with finance, transport and communication. The very large number of cases lost to follow-up and regular supervision after completion of treatment militates against collecting data for accurate reporting of results. An account is given of our experience in dealing with 532 cases of breast carcinoma seen over a period of 6 years.
加兰夸医院/医学教育与研究中心的乳腺诊所为大量南非黑人患者提供服务。这些患者就诊时年龄较轻，且通常患有非常晚期的疾病。由于资金、交通和沟通方面的困难，该群体的随访问题更为复杂。大量患者在治疗完成后失访且缺乏定期监督，这不利于收集数据以准确报告结果。本文介绍了我们在6年期间处理532例乳腺癌病例的经验。
