General Oncology Care in Palestine

Halahleh, Khalid; Abu-Rmeileh, Niveen M E; Abusrour, Mohammad M.

doi:10.1007/978-981-16-7945-2_13

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“…Most patients in Palestine receive free or low-cost healthcare at governmental hospitals and primary healthcare centers [ 26 ]. Using convenience sampling, healthy participants (i.e., without diagnosis of cancer) were recruited from governmental hospitals, primary healthcare centers, and public places including mosques, churches, downtown districts, parks, streets, malls, and public transportation stations in 11 governorates.…”

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Anticipated time to seek medical advice for possible lung cancer symptoms and barriers to timely presentation in Palestine: a national cross-sectional study

Elshami,

Sawafta,

Mansour

et al. 2024

BMC Cancer

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Background Lung cancer (LC) has poor survival outcomes mainly due to diagnosis at late stages. This study explored the anticipated time to seek medical advice for possible LC symptoms and barriers to early presentation in Palestine. Methods This cross-sectional study recruited adult participants from hospitals, primary healthcare centers, and public spaces of 11 governorates using convenience sampling. A modified, translated-into-Arabic version of the validated LC awareness measure was used to assess LC symptom awareness, the time needed to seek medical advice and barriers to early presentation. Results A total of 4762 participants were included. The proportion that would immediately seek medical advice for possible LC symptoms varied according to the symptoms’ nature. For respiratory symptoms, this ranged from 15.0% for ‘painful cough’ to 37.0% for ‘coughing up blood’. For non-respiratory symptoms, this ranged from ‘4.2% for ‘unexplained loss of appetite’ to 13.8% for ‘changes in the shape of fingers or nails’. Participants with good LC symptom awareness were more likely to seek medical advice within a week of recognizing most LC symptoms. About 13.0% would delay their visit to see a doctor after recognizing an LC symptom. The most reported barriers were emotional with ‘disliking the visit to healthcare facilities’ (59.8%) as the leading barrier. Conclusion LC respiratory symptoms were more likely to prompt early seeking of medical advice. Good LC symptom awareness was associated with a higher likelihood of help-seeking within a week. Educational interventions are needed to promote LC awareness and address the perceived barriers to early presentation in low-resource settings, such as Palestine.

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Anticipated time to seek medical advice for possible lung cancer symptoms and barriers to timely presentation in Palestine: a national cross-sectional study

Elshami,

Sawafta,

Mansour

et al. 2024

BMC Cancer

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“…According to the report of MOH in Palestine, the cancer incidence rate was 117.8 per 100,000 population in 2019 [8]. Breast cancer was the most common cancer of all cancer cases (16.9% in the West Bank; 18.0% in the Gaza strip, respectively) followed by colorectal cancer (12.6% in the West Bank; 10.7% in the Gaza strip, respectively) [9]. Also, cancer was the second cause of death accounting for 16% of the total death in the West Bank and 10.3% of total deaths in the Gaza strip [9].…”

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“…Breast cancer was the most common cancer of all cancer cases (16.9% in the West Bank; 18.0% in the Gaza strip, respectively) followed by colorectal cancer (12.6% in the West Bank; 10.7% in the Gaza strip, respectively) [9]. Also, cancer was the second cause of death accounting for 16% of the total death in the West Bank and 10.3% of total deaths in the Gaza strip [9]. For this, we conducted a case-control study by analyzing the patient's medical records at Al Shifa hospital in the Gaza strip with the aim of describing the characteristics and the clinical features and determining whether cancer patients are at higher COVID-19 mortality r compared to non-cancerous patients.…”

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Cancer and COVID-19 in Gaza strip-Palestine: What do we know?

Jamee¹,

Alnahhal²,

Abughali³

et al. 2022

World J. Adv. Res. Rev.

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As we know cancer patients are considered very vulnerable in the current COVID-19 pandemic. Our study aimed to determine the association between the prognosis of COVID-19 patients with and without cancer. Patients and methods: We retrospectively analyzed a total of 60 adult patients with and without a history of cancer and with confirmed COVID-19 infection recruited in Al Shifa hospital of Gaza strip as a case-control study from Mars 12, 2022 to Mai 20, 2022. Logistic regression models were performed to explore the risk factors of mortality. Results: Thirty cancer patients (cancer group, mean age 57.9± 19.9; median age 60 years; 43.3% were female) and 30 non-cancer patients were identified (non-cancer group, mean age 42.17±14.8; median 40 years; 46.7% were female). Intensive care unit admission was higher in the non-cancer group (63.3%) than in the cancer group (26.7%). The mortality rate was higher in the cancer group (40.0%) than in the non-cancer group (33.3%) and the admission to Intensive care unit remains the strongest risk factor for mortality for cancerous patients (OR= 11.9;95%CI:2.26-62.59, p=0.003). Conclusion: Cancer patients with COVID-19 infection reported a poor prognosis, a closed care, management, and monitoring can improve the outcome of the disease.

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Cancer status in the Occupied Palestinian Territories: types; incidence; mortality; sex, age, and geography distribution; and possible causes

Salem¹

2022

J Cancer Res Clin Oncol

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General Oncology Care in Palestine

Cited by 5 publications

References 17 publications

Anticipated time to seek medical advice for possible lung cancer symptoms and barriers to timely presentation in Palestine: a national cross-sectional study

Anticipated time to seek medical advice for possible lung cancer symptoms and barriers to timely presentation in Palestine: a national cross-sectional study

Cancer and COVID-19 in Gaza strip-Palestine: What do we know?

Cancer status in the Occupied Palestinian Territories: types; incidence; mortality; sex, age, and geography distribution; and possible causes

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