Ima-Abasi E. Bassey

Body Mass Index and Age Correlation with Prostate-specific Antigen Density as Prostate Cancer Risk Indicators in a Screened Male University Population in Nigeria: A Pilot Study

Eyam Sunday Eyam, Ima-Abasi E. Bassey, Edoise M. Isiwele & Eyam Lilian Eberechukwu · Journal of Cancer and Tumor International · 2019

Background: Prostate-specific antigen density (PSAD) is one of the means of improving PSA sensitivity as a marker of a prostate cancer diagnosis. However, this ability is perceived to be obscured by certain factors such as high body mass index and age in Caucasian and western pop...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jcti/2019/v9i330107

Histopathologic Patterns of Urological Malignancies in Calabar, South-Southern Nigeria: A Ten-Year Review

Edoise M. Isiwele, Ima-Abasi E. Bassey, Edet E. Ikpi, Glen E. Enakirerhi, Fidelis O. Otobo, Akanimo Essiet & Paul D. Ekwere · Journal of Cancer and Tumor International · 2018

Background: Malignant diseases have become more prominent in Nigeria over the past years with urological malignancies contributing significantly to cancer related morbidity and mortality. Cancers of the prostate, bladder, kidney, testis and penis are documented as the most common...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/JCTI/2018/43949

Is Serum PSA a Predictor of Lower Urinary Tract Symptom Severity in Nigerian Males 40 Years and above?

Edoise M. Isiwele, Ima-Abasi E. Bassey & Eyam S. Eyam · Asian Journal of Research and Reports in Urology · 2018

Background: Prostatic diseases are the commonest cause of lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) in men worldwide. The most ideal method for assessing symptom severity in men with LUTS currently is the International Prostate Symptom Score (IPSS). Prostate specific antigen (PSA) is w...

Open access Research Article