Survival of patients operated on for breast cancer in Ouagadougou/Burkina Faso

Background and objectives Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women. The objective is to study the survival of patients operated on for breast cancer. Methods Descriptive and analytical study of the survival of patients operated on for breast cancer between January 1, 2013 and December 31, 2020 in Ouagadougou. Survival was assessed by the Kaplan-Meier method and comparisons by the log-rank test. Prognostic factors were determined using the Cox model. Results We collected 550 cases. Overall survival at 5 years was 66.2%. Those under 30 years of age had a low 5-year overall survival (53%). The 5-year overall survival was poor in rural patients (63.5%), triple-negative patients (77.2%), HER2+ patients (50.5%) and stage IV patients (29.8%). In multivariate analysis, higher education (p < 0.001) and higher socioeconomic level (p < 0.001) were associated with better prognoses. Conclusions The survival of patients operated on for breast cancer remains to be improved. It is influenced by multiple factors especially the socio-economic and educational level of the patients.