Breast cancer in Asia: incidence, mortality, early detection, mammography programs, and risk-based screening initiatives

YX Lim, ZL Lim, PJ Ho, J Li - Cancers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Nearly all breast cancer patients survive for more than five years when the
tumor is found early and in the localized stage. Regular clinical breast examinations …

[HTML][HTML] Trends in epidemiology and management of breast cancer in developing Arab countries: a literature and registry analysis

NS El Saghir, MK Khalil, T Eid, AR El Kinge… - International journal of …, 2007 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Registries and research on breast cancer in Arabic and developing
countries are limited. METHODS: We searched PubMed, Medline, WHO and IAEA …

Breast cancer in Iran: results of a multi-center study

I Harirchi, M Karbakhsh, A Kashefi… - Asian pacific journal of …, 2004 - journal.waocp.org
Introduction: Breast Cancer is the most common cancer in Iranian women. This study aims to
demonstrate the ‍characteristics of breast diseases-and especially breast cancer-according …

[HTML][HTML] Age at diagnosis of breast cancer in Arab nations

H Najjar, A Easson - International journal of surgery, 2010 - Elsevier
The impression among Arab Physicians dealing with breast cancer is that it presents at an
earlier age and at a more advanced stage as compared to western countries. However, the …

Current status and future projections of breast cancer in Asia

L Fan, PE Goss, K Strasser-Weippl - Breast care, 2015 - karger.com
Asia is the world's largest continent comprising about 3/5 of the human population. Breast
cancer is the most common type of cancer and the second leading cause of cancer-related …

Breast cancer in low‐and middle‐income countries: an emerging and challenging epidemic

A Tfayli, S Temraz, R Abou Mrad… - Journal of …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Breast cancer is a major health care problem that affects more than one million women
yearly. While it is traditionally thought of as a disease of the industrialized world, around …

Breast cancer in Arab populations: molecular characteristics and disease management implications

L Chouchane, H Boussen, KSR Sastry - The lancet oncology, 2013 - thelancet.com
Breast cancer is a major health problem in both developing and developed countries. It is
the most frequently diagnosed female malignant disease in Arab populations. The incidence …

[PDF][PDF] Cancer epidemiology and control in the arab world-past, present and future

EI Salim, MA Moore, JA Al-Lawati… - Asian Pac J Cancer …, 2009 - researchgate.net
The Arab world, stretching from Lebanon and Syria in the north, through to Morocco in the
west, Yemen in the south and Iraq in the east, is the home of more than 300 million people …

Coping with a diagnosis of breast cancer‐literature review and implications for developing countries

M Al‐Azri, H Al‐Awisi, M Al‐Moundhri - The breast journal, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Breast cancer is the most common cancer affecting women worldwide. Women are at an
increased risk of developing both physical and psychological morbidity after diagnosis; …

[HTML][HTML] Psychosocial impact of breast cancer diagnosis among Omani women

M Al-Azri, H Al-Awisi, S Al-Rasbi, K El-Shafie… - Oman medical …, 2014 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Objectives The aim of this study was to explore different psychosocial impacts on Omani
women diagnosed with breast cancer. Methods Semi-structured individual interviews were …