1 TITLE: BREAST CANCER STEM CELLS IN AFRICA: A FALLOW RESEARCH GROUND AUTHORS 1,2,3,4 Eric Gyan, 2 Linda Ahenkorah-Fondjo, 2 William Owiredu, 1 Andrew Jackson, 1 Andrew Green 1. University of Nottingham, Division of Cancer and Stem Cells, School of Medical Sciences, Nottingham, UK 2. Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Department of Molecular Medicine, School of Medical Sciences, Kumasi, Ghana. 3. University of Cape Coast, Department of Pathology, School of Medical Sciences, Cape Coast, Ghana. 4. University of Health and Allied Sciences, Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, Ho, Ghana CORRESPONDENCE ADDRESS: Dr. Eric Gyan Department of Academic Oncology Division of Cancer and Stem Cells School of Medicine University of Nottingham Nottingham, UK erickgyan@gmail.com Keywords: Cancer Stem Cells; Aldehyde Dehydrogenase-1(ALDH1), B cell specific Moloney murine leukemia virus integration site 1 (BMI1); PROM1; CD24; CD44