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Colorectal Cancer In Hadhramout Characteristics And Trends, Rasheed Mohammed Bamekhlah, Abdullah Saleh Bin Nabhan, Hussain Saeed Alghazli
Colorectal Cancer In Hadhramout Characteristics And Trends, Rasheed Mohammed Bamekhlah, Abdullah Saleh Bin Nabhan, Hussain Saeed Alghazli
Hadhramout University Journal of Natural & Applied Sciences
Colorectal cancer is an important public health problem in the world, and there is no previous study in Hadhramout, Republic of Yemen about it so we aimed to describe characteristics and trends of colorectal cancer registered in Hadhramout National Oncology Center. A retrospective analysis of all registered cancers (2988) between 2002-2012, to describe colorectal cancer with regards to age, sex, subsites and histopathology and clinical presentation. The results indicate that digestive system cancers are the most common cancers (15%); and colorectal cancer (30.9%) is the most common of these. It was more common in males (57.2%). Colorectal cancer is the …
Knowledge, Beliefs And Attitudes Of Female University Students In Palestine Toward Breast Cancer And Breast Self-Examination, Alaa Khraiwesh, Mohammad Dweib, Areej Shakarna, Shireen Solimia
Knowledge, Beliefs And Attitudes Of Female University Students In Palestine Toward Breast Cancer And Breast Self-Examination, Alaa Khraiwesh, Mohammad Dweib, Areej Shakarna, Shireen Solimia
Hebron University Research Journal-A (Natural Sciences) - (مجلة جامعة الخليل للبحوث- أ (العلوم الطبيعيه
Breast cancer, being the most prevalent cancer among women worldwide, leads to about 400,000 deaths yearly. All women should have a basic understanding of breast self-examination (BSE). This study aims at determining university students’ knowledge, behavior and beliefs about breast cancer and BSE. Data were obtained using a structured questionnaire that was distributed over 1200 female university students in 6 Palestinian universities. The questionnaire evaluated the students’ knowledge, behavior, and attitudes about breast cancer and BSE. The study revealed that 86% of the participants had an awareness of breast cancer and 33% were aware of the term BSE. Only …