Oluwasegun Afolaranmi

ORCID: 0000-0003-2239-7857
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Research Areas
  • Neutropenia and Cancer Infections
  • Global Cancer Incidence and Screening
  • CRISPR and Genetic Engineering
  • Chemotherapy-related skin toxicity
  • Infectious Diseases and Mycology
  • COVID-19 epidemiological studies
  • Economic and Financial Impacts of Cancer
  • COVID-19 Digital Contact Tracing
  • Lymphoma Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Immune responses and vaccinations
  • Genetics, Bioinformatics, and Biomedical Research
  • Pleural and Pulmonary Diseases
  • Emergency and Acute Care Studies
  • Occupational and environmental lung diseases
  • Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices
  • Vascular Procedures and Complications
  • Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
  • Genomics and Rare Diseases
  • COVID-19 and healthcare impacts
  • Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life
  • Pneumothorax, Barotrauma, Emphysema
  • COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
  • Central Venous Catheters and Hemodialysis
  • Cutaneous lymphoproliferative disorders research
  • Oral health in cancer treatment

University of Oxford
2022

University of Ibadan
2019-2021

University of Lagos
2021

Lagos State Health Service Commission
2019

Purpose: This study assessed the incidence of chemotherapy-induced neutropenia and febrile (FN) while identifying their associated factors. Methods:A prospective cross-sectional was conducted among 113 female chemotherapy-naïve breast cancer patients over a 2-year period.Socio-demographic, clinical haematological data were obtained via semi-structured interviews from medical case files.Blood samples for complete blood count parameters collected 2 weeks after each course chemotherapy.The...

10.3332/ecancer.2021.1188 article EN cc-by ecancermedicalscience 2021-02-15

Cancer incidence and mortality is increasing worldwide. In 2018, there were an estimated 18.1 million new cancer cases 9.6 deaths. Nigeria, it that 100,000 occur annually, with a high case fatality ratio. The burden of in Nigeria significant, as the country still grapples infectious diseases has limited data on epidemiology. Our study descriptive using from hospital-based registry.This retrospective assesses characteristics patients presented to private center Lagos, Nigeria. We aimed update...

10.4081/jphia.2020.1138 article EN cc-by Journal of Public Health in Africa 2020-12-31

Purpose: Although totally implantable venous access ports (TIVAPs) have been safe and valuable in the management of cancer other chronically ill patients who require longterm intermittent access, a few complications reported with their use.Data on use TIVAPs sub-Saharan Africa low-and middle-income regions is limited.In this study, we determine that arise from TIVAP at centre Nigeria.Patients Methods: Between 4 January 2018 15 September 2020, 100 received our centre, primarily for...

10.3332/ecancer.2022.1389 article EN cc-by ecancermedicalscience 2022-05-12

e12523 Background: Neutropenia and febrile neutropenia are major dose-limiting adverse effects of systemic cancer chemotherapy. It has been associated with significant morbidity mortality, high costs management, treatment breaks in patients especially resource-limited environments leading to poorer outcomes. Chemotherapy-induced is an established complication breast treatment, however, there paucity information on the exact magnitude condition. This study assessed prevalence neutropenia,...

10.1200/jco.2020.38.15_suppl.e12523 article EN Journal of Clinical Oncology 2020-05-20

Despite a range of management options, pleural effusions and empyema continue to present therapeutic challenges in the clinical setting. With treatment options ranging from simple use antibiotics more complex surgical procedures, several important considerations need be made as what type is best for each patient on case by basis. One modality increasing interest intrapleural fibrinolytics facilitate drainage effusions. This presents viable option especially patients whom surgery not...

10.18203/2349-2902.isj20202871 article EN International Surgery Journal 2020-06-25

<p class="abstract">Mycosis fungoides and its variant, sézary syndrome are rare neoplastic conditions which part of a larger group lymphomas that primarily affect the skin known as cutaneous T-cell lymphomas. We report case fatal aggressive mycosis fungoides/sézary in 55-year old Nigerian man who initially developed pruritic hyperpigmented spots on his progressed over course 5 years to widespread scaly mixed hypopigmented plaques nodules with features organ involvement despite being...

10.18203/issn.2455-4529.intjresdermatol20191773 article EN International Journal of Research in Dermatology 2019-04-26
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