Publications

Year Title Citation
2020 Distinguishing between direct and indirect consequences of COVID-19 Figueroa, J. D., Brennan, P. M., Theodoratou, E., Poon, M. T. C., Purshouse, K., Din, F. V. N., Jin, K., Mesa-Eguiagaray, I., Dunlop, M. G., Hall, P. S., Cameron, D., Wild, S. H. & Sudlow, C. L. M., 15 Jun 2020, In : BMJ (Clinical research ed.). 369, p. m2377
2020 Reproductive Factors and Risk of Breast Cancer by Tumor Subtypes among Ghanaian Women: A Population-based Case-control Study Figueroa, J., Davis Lynn, B. C., Edusei, L., Titiloye, N., Adjei, E., Clegg-Lamptey, J. N., Yarney, J., Wiafe-Addai, B., Awuah, B., Duggan, M. A., Wiafe, S., Nyarko, K., Aitpillah, F., Ansong, D., Hewitt, S. M., Ahearn, T., Garcia-Closas, M. & Brinton, L. A., 18 Feb 2020, In : International Journal of Cancer.
2020 Combating antibiotic resistance using guidelines and enhanced stewardship in Kenya: a protocol for an implementation science approach. Gitaka, J., Kamita, M., Mureithi, D., Ndegwa, D., Masika, M., Omuse, G., Ngari, M., Makokha, F., Mwaura, P., Mathai, R., Muregi, F., & Mwau, M. (2020). BMJ open, 10(3), e030823.
2020 Unlocking the transcriptomic potential of formalin-fixed paraffin embedded clinical tissues: Comparison of gene expression profiling approaches Turnbull, A. K., Selli Karakaya, C., Martinez-Perez, C., Fernando, A., Renshaw, L., Keys, J., Figueroa, J., He, X., Tanioka, M., Munro, A., Murphy, L., Fawkes, A., Clark, R., Coutts, A., M. Perou, C., A. Carey, L., Dixon, M. & Sims, A., 28 Jan 2020, In : BMC Bioinformatics.
2020 The state of cancer in Meru, Kenya: a retrospective study Kobia F, Gitaka J, Makokha F et al. The state of cancer in Meru, Kenya: a retrospective study [version 1; peer review: 1 approved with reservations, 1 not approved]. AAS Open Res 2019, 2:167
2019 Recruiting population controls for case-control studies in sub-Saharan Africa: The Ghana Breast Health Study Nyante, S. J., Biritwum, R., Figueroa, J., Graubard, B., Awuah, B., Addai, B. W., Yarney, J., Clegg-Lamptey, J. N., Ansong, D., Nyarko, K., Wiafe, S., Oppong, J., Boakye, I., Brotzman, M., Adjei, R., Afriyie, L. T., Garcia-Closas, M. & Brinton, L. A., 16 Apr 2019, In : PLoS ONE. 14, 4, p. e0215347
2019 Breast Cancer knowledge, perceptions and practices in a rural Community in Coastal Kenya Sayed S, Ngugi AK, Mahoney MR, Kurji J, Talib ZM, Macfarlane SB, Wynn TA, Saleh M, Lakhani A, Nderitu E, Agoi F, Premji Z, Zujewski JA, Moloo Z. BMC Public Health. 2019 Feb 12;19(1):180. doi: 10.1186/s12889-019-6464-3.
2018 Ethnicity and breast cancer characteristics in Kenya. Sayed S, Moloo Z, Wasike R, Bird P, Oigara R, Njoroge FW, Shaikh AJ, Prasad SV, Vinayak S, Gierach GL, Dawsey SM, Palakal M, Fan S, Mullooly M, Chauhan R, Okiro P, Gakinya S, Nzioka A, Kyobutungi C, Mohamed S, Haregu T, Mussajee M, Bonass B, Mariwa C, Sherman OA, Mohammed A, Gachii A, Githaiga J, Karanu J, Nyagah R, Njoroge R, Muramba I, Otieno JO, Raburu DO, Mwachiro EB, Abayo I, Saleh M. Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2018 Jan;167(2):425-437. doi: 10.1007/s10549-017-4511-2. Epub 2017 Sep 26.
2018 Skin Lighteners and Hair Relaxers as Risk Factors for Breast Cancer: Results from the Ghana Breast Health Study Brinton, L. A., Figueroa, J. D., Ansong, D., Nyarko, K. M., Wiafe, S., Yarney, J., Biritwum, R. B., Brotzman, M., Thistle, J. E., Adjei, E., Aitpillah, F., Dedey, F., Edusei, L., Titiloye, N., Awuah, B., Clegg-Lamptey, J. N., Wiafe-Addai, B. & Vanderpuye, V., Apr 2018, In : Carcinogenesis. 39, 4
2018 Improving pathology and laboratory medicine in low-income and middle-income countries: roadmap to solutions Sayed S, Cherniak W, Lawler M, Tan SY, El Sadr W, Wolf N, Silkensen S, Brand N, Looi LM, Pai SA, Wilson ML, Milner D, Flanigan J, Fleming KA. Lancet. 2018 May 12;391(10133):1939-1952. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(18)30459-8. Epub 2018 Mar 15.
2017 Design considerations for identifying breast cancer risk factors in a population-based study in Africa: Assessing breast cancer risk factors in Africa Brinton, L. A., Awuah, B., Nat Clegg-lamptey, J., Wiafe-addai, B., Ansong, D., Nyarko, K. M., Wiafe, S., Yarney, J., Biritwum, R., Brotzman, M., Adjei, A. A., Adjei, E., Aitpillah, F., Edusei, L., Dedey, F., Nyante, S. J., Oppong, J., Osei-bonsu, E., Titiloye, N., Vanderpuye, V., Brew Abaidoo, E., Arhin, B., Boakye, I., Frempong, M., Ohene Oti, N., Okyne, V. & Figueroa, J. D., 28 Mar 2017, In : International Journal of Cancer. 140, 12, p. 2667-2677
2017 Factors contributing to delays in diagnosis of breast cancers in Ghana, West Africa Brinton, L., Figueroa, J., Adjei, E., Ansong, D., Biritwum, R., Edusei, L., Nyarko, K. M., Wiafe, S., Yarney, J., Addai, B. W., Awuah, B. & Clegg-lamptey, J. N., 1 Feb 2017, In : Breast cancer research and treatment. 162, 1, p. 105-114
2016 Breast Camps for Awareness and Early Diagnosis of Breast Cancer in Countries With Limited Resources: A Multidisciplinary Model From Kenya Sayed S, Moloo Z, Ngugi A, Allidina A, Ndumia R, Mutuiri A, Wasike R, Wahome C, Abdihakin M, Kasmani R, Spears CD, Oigara R, Mwachiro EB, Busarla SV, Kibor K, Ahmed A, Wawire J, Sherman O, Saleh M, Zujewski JA, Dawsey SM. Oncologist. 2016 Sep;21(9):1138-48. doi: 10.1634/theoncologist.2016-0004. Epub 2016 Jul 8.
2014 Is breast cancer from Sub Saharan Africa truly receptor poor? Prevalence of ER/PR/HER2 in breast cancer from Kenya Sayed S, Moloo Z, Wasike R, Bird P, Oigara R, Govender D, Kibera J, Carrara H, Saleh M. Breast. 2014 Oct;23(5):591-6. doi: 10.1016/j.breast.2014.06.006. Epub 2014 Jul 7.
2013 Breast cancer diagnosis in a resource poor environment through a collaborative multidisciplinary approach: the Kenyan experience Sayed S, Moloo Z, Bird P, Wasike R, Njoroge W, Karanu J, Nzioka A, Sherman O, Prasad S, Mariwa C, Otieno JO, Chumba D, Koech D, Mbinga D, Mohammed M, Njoroge R, Chauhan R, Vinayak S, Kyobutungi C, Saleh M. J Clin Pathol. 2013 Apr;66(4):307-11. doi: 10.1136/jclinpath-2012-201404. Epub 2013 Feb 1.