Cancer diagnosis in areas of conflict

A Al-Ibraheem, AS Abdlkadir, A Mohamedkhair… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
To date, many Arab countries within the Middle East are facing political, financial, and social
instability from war and conflicts. These conflicts have led to severe resources shortages and …

Factors influencing treatment decision‐making for cancer patients in low‐and middle‐income countries: A scoping review

M Salek, A Silverstein, A Tilly, PY Gassant… - Cancer …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose In this scoping review, we evaluated existing literature related to factors influencing
treatment decision‐making for patients diagnosed with cancer in low‐and middle‐income …

Burden of prostate cancer in the Middle East: A comparative analysis based on global cancer observatory data

G Kearney, MH Chen, L Mula‐Hussain… - Cancer …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Background Prostate cancer represents a significant global health issue, yet our
understanding of its impact in the Middle East remains limited. This study aimed to assess …

Systemic Barriers to Optimal Cancer Care in Resource-Limited Countries: Jordanian Healthcare as an Example

R Mansour, H Abdel-Razeq, M Al-Hussaini, O Shamieh… - Cancers, 2024 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary In the face of significant hurdles stemming from conflicts and resource
constraints, Jordan has emerged as an exemplary paradigm, solidifying cancer care both …

Comprehensive analysis of microbiota signature across 32 cancer types

X Yang, H An, Y He, G Fu, Z Jiang - Frontiers in Oncology, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Microbial communities significantly inhabit the human body. Evidence shows the interaction
between the human microbiome and host cells plays a central role in multiple physiological …

War and oncology: cancer care in five Iraqi provinces impacted by the ISIL conflict

M Skelton, AK Al-Mash'hadani, Z Abdul-Sater… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
War and cancer have been intertwined in Iraq for over three decades, a country where the
legacies and ongoing impacts of conflict have been commonly associated with both …

Enhancing Cancer Care Amid Conflict: A Proposal for Optimizing Oncology Services During Wartime

Y Ahmed - JCO Global Oncology, 2023 - ascopubs.org
The landscape of cancer care within armed conflict zones is characterized by intricate
challenges arising from disrupted health care systems, scarcity of resources, and population …

Provision of medical care to cancer patients in Ukraine during Russo-Ukrainian war: A survey of oncologists' perceptions

V Zub, Y Semenova, O Tolstanov, A Kotuza… - … Journal of Healthcare …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT Background On February 24th, 2022, a full-scale armed conflict broke out in
Ukraine, resulting in a significant impact on the healthcare system, as well as extensive …

[PDF][PDF] Cancer care during war and conflict

RE Sayed, Z Abdul-Sater, D Mukherji - Cancer in the Arab world, 2022 - library.oapen.org
A humanitarian crisis is a situation of human emergency causing physical, economical or
environmental damage that overwhelms a community's potential to tend to its population's …

Cancer care in times of war: radiation oncology in Iraq

L Mula-Hussain, M Al-Ghazi - International Journal of Radiation Oncology …, 2020 - Elsevier
Over the past 4 decades, Iraq, a Middle Eastern country with an estimated population of 40
million, has evoked images of conflict, war, and destruction. The purpose of this work is to …