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A prospective subsidized breast biopsy and navigation program at a Kenyan referral hospital achieved same-day CNB in 100% of 104 patients with invasive breast carcinoma, revealing high rates of aggressive subtypes and median 8-month prediagnostic delays, with 16.35% mortality during follow-up.

In 278 patients with a positive family history of breast cancer followed for a median 96 months, local recurrence, regional recurrence, and CBC risk were comparable to general population rates by SIR analysis, with recurrence risk driven more by biological subtype than family history.

In 21 patients with metaplastic breast cancer receiving neoadjuvant chemotherapy, 48% achieved pCR—higher than prior estimates—with all pCR patients alive and disease-free at follow-up, suggesting modern regimens including pembrolizumab may improve outcomes in this chemoresistant subtype.