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Breast Cancer Care in Jordan

JCO Global Oncology, 2020
Breast cancer is the most common malignancy in Jordan and the third leading cause of cancer death after lung and colorectal cancers. Although the incidence of breast cancer in Jordan is lower than that in industrialized nations, the number of new cases ...
Hikmat Abdel-Razeq, Asem Mansour, Dima Jaddan   +2 more
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Breast cancers missed during screening in a tertiary-care hospital mammography facility [PDF]

Annals of Saudi Medicine, 2019
Breast cancer is the most common cancer in females worldwide. Screening with mammography for early breast cancer detection is standard community practice in many countries.Identify causes of missed breast cancers during screening.Retrospective, observational.Department of radiology at a tertiary-care hospital mammographic screening facility.All women ...
Khawaja Bilal Waheed, Muhammad Zia Ul Hassan, Donya Al Hassan, Alaa Ali Ghaithan Al Shamrani, Muneera Al Bassam, Ahmed Aly Elbyali, Tamer Mohamed Shams, Zainab Ahmed Demiati, Zechriah Jebakumar Arulanatham   +8 more
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Incidence and risk factors for central venous access port-related infection in Chinese cancer patients

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association, 2015
Cytotoxic chemotherapy via central venous access ports is an important part of the standard treatment for most cancers, but it is accompanied with the risk of infections.
Ting-Yao Wang, Kuan-Der Lee, Ping-Tsung Chen, Min-Chi Chen, Yi-Yang Chen, Cih-En Huang, Feng-Che Kuan, Chih-Cheng Chen, Chang Hsien Lu   +8 more
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Addressing cancer care inequities in sub-Saharan Africa: current challenges and proposed solutions

International Journal for Equity in Health, 2023
Introduction Cancer is a significant public health challenge globally, with nearly 2000 lives lost daily in Africa alone. Without adequate measures, mortality rates are likely to increase.
Olabode Omotoso, John Oluwafemi Teibo, Festus Adebayo Atiba, Tolulope Oladimeji, Oluwatomiwa Kehinde Paimo, Farid S. Ataya, Gaber El-Saber Batiha, Athanasios Alexiou   +7 more
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Healing Environment in Pediatric Cancer Centers by Utilizing Positive Distractions

Behavioral Sciences
In recent years, a broader perspective has viewed the use of therapeutic environments in healthcare, transforming the hospital’s environment into an energizing atmosphere that benefits both employees and patients.
Aseel Alhsainat, Kağan Günçe
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The barriers to initiating lung cancer care in low-and middle-income countries

The Pan African Medical Journal, 2020
Lung cancer in low-and middle-income countries is the leading and the second leading cause of cancer deaths in males and females, respectively. This, in part, is due to late presentation of patients in health facilities and late diagnosis, thereby ...
Buhle Lubuzo, Themba Ginindza, Khumbulani Hlongwana   +2 more
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Understanding the Role of Anaesthesiologists in Cancer Care: A Knowledge, Attitude and Practice Survey amongst Healthcare Workers: A Cross-sectional Study

Journal of Onco-Anaesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine
Background and Aims: Evaluation of the knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAP) of healthcare workers (HCWs) towards anaesthesiology in cancer care is important to analyse the gaps and guide targeted educational curriculum and multidisciplinary ...
Archana Gautam, Ruchi Saxena, Vandna Bharti, Indubala Maurya, Shagufta Ansari, Devesh Kumar Shukla   +5 more
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Assessing service availability and readiness to manage cervical cancer in Bangladesh

BMC Cancer, 2021
Background The second most common cancer among females in Bangladesh is cervical cancer. The national strategy for cervical cancer needs monitoring to ensure that patients have access to care.
Shagoofa Rakhshanda, Koustuv Dalal, Hasina Akhter Chowdhury, Cinderella Akbar Mayaboti, Progga Paromita, A. K. M. Fazlur Rahman, A. H. M. Eanayet Hussain, Saidur Rahman Mashreky   +7 more
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Coordinating under constraint: a qualitative study of communication and teamwork along Ethiopia’s cervical cancer care continuum

BMC Health Services Research
Background As Ethiopia expands cervical cancer screening services, it urgently needs information to develop appropriate post-screening diagnostic and treatment services for women with abnormal results.
Sahai Burrowes, Hanamariam Seyoum Alemu, Natasha Khokhar, Genevive McMillian, Souad Hamade, Roman Dmitriyev, Khoa Pham, Sarah Whitney, Baye Galew, Eiman Mahmoud, Alexandra Lydia Hernandez   +10 more
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Providing palliative care for residents in LTC facilities: an analysis of routine data of LTC facilities in Lower Saxony, Germany

BMC Palliative Care, 2022
Background Demographic trends show an increasing number of elderly people and thus a growing need for palliative care (PC). Such care is increasingly being provided by long-term care (LTC) facilities. The present study aimed at exploring PC indicators of
Wenke Walther, Gabriele Müller-Mundt, Birgitt Wiese, Nils Schneider, Stephanie Stiel   +4 more
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