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ROSE's sources
78 sources. Level A: priority list (WHO, IARC, INCa, ACS, NCI, CRUK, French League against Cancer, published articles, official Mauritanian sources). Level I: internal document. Level B: other source, used for the directory.
Source titles are given in their language of publication.
- Level A
Breast Cancer Risk Factors You Cannot Change
ACS · 2026 (accessed) - Level A
Breast Cancer Signs and Symptoms
ACS · 2026 (accessed) - Level A
American Cancer Society Recommendations for the Early Detection of Breast Cancer
ACS · 2026 (accessed) - Level A
Survival Rates for Breast Cancer
ACS · 2026 (accessed) - Level A
Key Statistics for Breast Cancer in Men
ACS · 2026 (accessed) - Level A
Types of Breast Cancer / Breast Cancer Hormone Receptor Status / HER2 Status
ACS · 2026 (accessed) - Level A
Triple-negative Breast Cancer
ACS · 2026 (accessed) - Level A
Breast Cancer Stages
ACS · 2026 (accessed) - Level A
Treating Breast Cancer
ACS · 2026 (accessed) - Level A
Lymphedema
ACS · 2026 (accessed) - Level A
Living as a Breast Cancer Survivor
ACS · 2026 (accessed) - Level A
Caregivers and Family
ACS · 2026 (accessed) - Level A
Non-cancerous Breast Conditions
ACS · 2026 (accessed) - Level A
Breast Biopsy / Tests to Diagnose Breast Cancer
ACS · 2026 (accessed) - Level A
Lancement d'une campagne de sensibilisation et de dépistage précoce du cancer du sein
Mauritanian News Agency (AMI) · 2026 - Level A
Lifestyle-related Breast Cancer Risk Factors
American Cancer Society (ACS) · 2026 (accessed) - Level A
Le ministre de la Santé inaugure la clinique caritative « Ithar » dédiée à la prise en charge des patients atteints de cancer
AMI · 2026 - Level A
Détection des cancers du sein et du col de l'utérus
AMI - Level A
5e Recensement général de la population et de l'habitat (RGPH 2023)
ANSADE (National Agency for Statistics and Demographic and Economic Analysis) · 2024 - Level A
Screening of BRCA1/2 variants in Mauritanian breast cancer patients (Mohamed Brahim S. et al.)
BMC Cancer, 2022;22:802 · 2022 - Level A
Global cancer statistics 2024: GLOBOCAN estimates of incidence and mortality worldwide for 34 cancers in 186 countries (Sung H. et al.)
CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians · 2026 - Level A
Taux et modalités de prise en charge médicale
National Health Insurance Fund (CNAM) - Level A
Symptoms of breast cancer
Cancer Research UK (CRUK) · 2026 (accessed) - Level A
Service d'anatomie et de cytologie pathologiques — présentation
National Hospital Centre (CHN) - Level A
Communiqué de presse n°361 : les cas et décès par cancer du sein devraient augmenter dans le monde
International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) · 2025 - Level A
CHU Roi Salmane Ben Abdelaziz — site officiel
CHU Salmane, Nouakchott - Level A
Programme de dépistage des cancers du sein et du col de l'utérus du Maroc (rapport d'évaluation)
CIRC · 2019 - Level A
Fiche pays Sénégal — GLOBOCAN 2024
CIRC — GCO · 2024 - Level A
Fiche pays Mali — GLOBOCAN 2024
CIRC — GCO · 2024 - Level A
Fiche pays Maroc — GLOBOCAN 2024
CIRC — GCO · 2024 - Level A
Fiche pays Algérie — GLOBOCAN 2024
CIRC — GCO · 2024 - Level A
Fiche pays Nigeria — GLOBOCAN 2024
CIRC — GCO · 2024 - Level A
Fiche pays Côte d'Ivoire — GLOBOCAN 2024
CIRC — GCO · 2024 - Level A
Fiche pays France — GLOBOCAN 2024
CIRC — GCO · 2024 - Level A
Fiche Monde — GLOBOCAN 2024
CIRC — GCO · 2024 - Level A
Fiche cancer « Sein » — GLOBOCAN 2024
CIRC — Global Cancer Observatory · 2024 - Level A
Fiche pays Mauritanie — GLOBOCAN 2024
CIRC — Global Cancer Observatory · 2024 - Level A
Fiche pays Mauritanie — GLOBOCAN 2022 (édition précédente)
CIRC — Global Cancer Observatory · 2022 - Level A
Cancer myths and controversies
CRUK · 2026 (accessed) - Level A
How to check your breasts (being breast aware)
CRUK · 2026 (accessed) - Level A
Mauritania: List of Medical Facilities
Gouvernement du Royaume-Uni (FCDO, gov.uk) - Level A
Dépistage du cancer du sein
French National Cancer Institute (INCa) · 2026 (accessed) - Level A
Octobre Rose
French League against Cancer · 2026 (accessed) - Level A
Plan national de lutte contre le cancer 2018-2022
Ministry of Health of Mauritania · 2018 - Level A
Common Cancer Myths and Misconceptions
National Cancer Institute (NCI) · 2026 (accessed) - Level A
Antiperspirants/Deodorants and Breast Cancer
NCI · 2026 (accessed) - Level A
BRCA Gene Changes: Cancer Risk and Genetic Testing
NCI · 2026 (accessed) - Level A
Breast Cancer Treatment (PDQ®) – Patient Version
NCI · 2026 (accessed) - Level A
Male Breast Cancer Treatment (PDQ®) – Patient Version
NCI · 2026 (accessed) - Level A
Breast Cancer Treatment During Pregnancy (PDQ®) – Patient Version
NCI · 2026 (accessed) - Level A
Breast Cancer Prevention (PDQ®) – Patient Version
NCI · 2026 (accessed) - Level A
Breast Cancer Screening (PDQ®) – Patient Version
NCI · 2026 (accessed) - Level A
Questions to Ask Your Doctor about Treatment
NCI · 2026 (accessed) - Level A
NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
NCI · 2026 (accessed) - Level A
External Beam Radiation Therapy for Cancer
NCI · 2026 (accessed) - Level A
Initiative mondiale contre le cancer du sein (GBCI) — cadre de mise en œuvre
OMS · 2023 - Level A
WHO position paper on mammography screening
OMS · 2014 - Level A
Renforcement et consolidation du projet national de télémédecine (Mauritanie)
WHO — Global Observatory for Digital Health - Level A
Aide-mémoire « Cancer du sein »
World Health Organization (WHO) · 2024 - Level A
Le cancer en Mauritanie : résultats sur 10 ans du registre hospitalier de Nouakchott (Ould Mohamed Baba N., Sauvaget C.)
Pan African Medical Journal, 2013;14:149 · 2013 - Level A
Le cancer du sein chez l'homme au Maroc : quels impacts psycho-sociaux ?
Pan African Medical Journal, 2013;14:150 · 2013 - Level A
Facteurs liés au diagnostic tardif du cancer du sein : expérience du CHU Mohammed VI Marrakech
Pan African Medical Journal, 2015;21:162 · 2015 - Level A
Cancer du sein en Mauritanie : série rétrospective de 200 cas au Centre National d'Oncologie de Nouakchott (Mamina A.E.H. et al.)
Pan African Medical Journal, 2025;52:36 · 2025 - Level A
Gatekeepers or barriers? Exploring traditional medicine practitioners' understanding of breast cancer in Ghana
PLOS ONE (PMC13440859) · 2026 - Level A
Socio-cultural beliefs and perceptions influencing diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer among women in Ghana: a systematic review
Published review (PMC11092234) · 2024 - Level A
Understanding delays in breast cancer diagnosis in Africa: key insights and contributing factors
Published review (PMC12407049) · 2025 - Level A
General Oncology Care in Mauritania (chapitre de livre)
Springer, Cancer in the Arab World · 2022 - Level A
Stage at diagnosis of breast cancer in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis (Jedy-Agba E. et al.)
The Lancet Global Health, 2016;4:e923-e935 · 2016 - Level A
Breast cancer survival and survival gap apportionment in sub-Saharan Africa (ABC-DO): a prospective cohort study (McCormack V. et al.)
The Lancet Global Health, 2020 · 2020 - Level A
Breast cancer and breastfeeding: collaborative reanalysis of individual data from 47 epidemiological studies (Collaborative Group on Hormonal Factors in Breast Cancer)
The Lancet, 2002;360:187-195 · 2002 - Level I
التقرير السنوي لمكتب الصحة 2024 (Rapport annuel du bureau santé 2024)
Ithar association (إيثار) · 2024 - Level B
Making Cancer Care a Priority: Mauritania Works With PACT to Address its National Cancer Burden
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) - Level B
Mauritania's first radiotherapy centre is making cancer care available to more people
AIEA - Level B
Bringing Cancer Care Closer to Home: Mauritania Opens First Nuclear Medicine Centre
AIEA - Level B
Site officiel de l'association Ithar
Ithar association - Level B
Centre National d'Oncologie (Nouakchott) — fiche d'annuaire
Hospitalby (directory of facilities) - Level B
قطر الخيرية تدشن عيادة متنقلة للكشف عن سرطان الثدي في موريتانيا
Qatar News Agency (QNA) · 2025 - Level B
Ithar Charity Association for Cancer Patients Care — fiche membre
Union internationale contre le cancer (UICC)