Psychosocial influences on help-seeking behaviour for cancer in low-income and lower middle-income countries: a mixed-methods systematic review

G McCutchan, B Weiss, H Quinn-Scoggins, A Dao… - BMJ global …, 2021 - gh.bmj.com
Introduction Starting cancer treatment early can improve outcomes. Psychosocial factors
influencing patients' medical help-seeking decisions may be particularly important in low …

Management of lung cancer in Africa: Underdiagnosis and poor access to treatment–A close look at Nigeria and West African Sub-region

KE Okonta, PC Echieh, U Abubakar, LA Baiyewu… - Journal of the Pan …, 2021 - ajol.info
Lung cancer is of public health importance and imposes a great deal of socioeconomic and
disease burden on the West African subregion and Nigeria in particular. It is one of the most …

Awareness of Palestinians about lung cancer symptoms: a national cross-sectional study

M Elshami, H Abukmail, W Aqel, M Alser… - BMC pulmonary …, 2022 - Springer
Background The majority of lung cancer (LC) cases are diagnosed at an advanced stage.
Poor awareness of LC symptoms is a contributor to late diagnosis. This study aimed to …

Current situation and future directions of lung cancer risk factor awareness in Palestine: a cross-sectional study

M Elshami, A Mansour, M Alser, I Al-Slaibi… - BMJ open, 2023 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objectives To evaluate lung cancer (LC) risk factor awareness among Palestinians and
identify factors associated with good awareness. Design Cross-sectional study. Settings …

Psychological factors related to time to help-seeking for cancer symptoms: a meta-analysis across cancer sites

D Petrova, Y Okan… - Health Psychology …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
The time patients wait before seeking help for cancer symptoms is among the most important
factors contributing to diagnostic delays in cancer. We reviewed the association between …

Lung cancer awareness and palliative care interventions implemented in low-and middle-income countries: a scoping review

UI Nwagbara, TG Ginindza, KW Hlongwana - BMC Public Health, 2020 - Springer
Background Lung cancer is the most diagnosed cancer worldwide. In low-and middle-
income countries (LMICs), lung cancer is often diagnosed at a late stage due to poor …

El cáncer del pulmón: algunas consideraciones epidemiológicas, del diagnóstico y el tratamiento

MEG Rodríguez, AB Márquez, ER Reyes… - … Archivo Médico de …, 2018 - medigraphic.com
Fundamento: el cáncer es una de las causas principales de muerte alrededor del mundo.
En el año 2012 hubo 14 millones de casos nuevos, así como 8, 2 millones de muertes …

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

M Elshami, N Sawafta, A Mansour, M Alser, I Al-Slaibi… - BMC cancer, 2024 - Springer
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 …

Awareness of cancer risk factors and its signs and symptoms in Northern Tanzania: a cross-sectional survey in the general population and in people living with HIV

OM Munishi, V McCormack, B Mchome… - Journal of Cancer …, 2020 - Springer
An important component of cancer control programs for the growing burden in sub-Saharan
Africa is a population's awareness of risk factors. Studies thereof have focused on single …

[PDF][PDF] 癌症患者癌症症状求助行为的研究进展

张佳媛, 刘丽, 周郁秋 - 中国癌症防治杂志, 2024 - zgazfz.com
患者求助行为对促进早期症状发现和早期诊断以及改善预后具有重要作用, 及时就医已成为癌症
防治的关键环节, 但是在癌症患者中就医延迟行为仍较普遍. 近年来, 癌症症状求助行为(help⁃ …