Lung cancer in Basrah, Iraq during 2005-2012

Habib, Omran S; Al-Asadi, Jasim N.; Hussein, Osama G.

doi:10.15537/smj.2016.11.16269

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“…Previous literature found that cancer screening was the sole mode of preventive behaviours among Iraqi, especially for breast and lung cancers (Alwan, 2010;Habib et al, 2016;Sheet et al. 2012).…”

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Perception of Cancer Risk and Its Associated Risk Factors among Young Iraqis living in Baghdad

Alaa

Shah

2019

Asian Pac J Cancer Prev

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Cancer is responsible for substantial burden on communities and more specifically on less developed countries. The incidence of cancer is on the rise due to population growth and aging, also due to increment of the risk factors such as smoking, increasing weight, low physical activity associated with adoption of western lifestyle. Around 14 million cases of new cancer and 8 million deaths from cancer is estimated to occur by 2012. This cross-sectional study was conducted in Baghdad from June 2016 to October 2016. Participants were selected according to our inclusion criteria, namely aged between 18 to 40 years and not being diagnosed with any chronic diseases. Those who fulfilled the inclusion criteria were 700 participants who completed the questionnaire. Results showed that most of our participants had low perceived susceptibility to cancer risk (62.4%), low perceived severity (59.8%), but good perceived benefits of screening (56.6%). Hierarchal linear regression analysis showed that sociodemographic factors of gender, marital status, and education level were statistically significant. Moreover, factors of health behaviour such as practice towards health and preventive behaviour were associated with the outcome. Finally, treatment control and emotional factors were mostly predicting the outcome. Perceived susceptibility to cancer along with its psychological factors and behaviour were important contributors to self-perceived health in this study. Hence there is association between perception and future morbidity and mortality, thus it is crucial for public health policy. Comprehensive health programs that include health promotion campaigns and proper health care services that deals with secondary prevention.

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confidence: 99%

Perception of Cancer Risk and Its Associated Risk Factors among Young Iraqis living in Baghdad

Alaa

Shah

2019

Asian Pac J Cancer Prev

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“…The study also showed the male: female ratio was 4:1 in the studied lung cancer patients and the percentage of tobacco smokers in the studied lung cancer patients was 78.15 %. A registry-based retrospective study in Basrah, Iraq carried out between 2005 and 2012 showed lung cancer was more than a threefold in males compared to females ( 30 ). It is possible to extrapolate from the incidence of lung cancer in males and females reported by Alhelfi ( 29 ) and Habib et al ( 30 ) to calculate the approximate incidence of tobacco smoking among women in Iraq.…”

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“…A registry-based retrospective study in Basrah, Iraq carried out between 2005 and 2012 showed lung cancer was more than a threefold in males compared to females ( 30 ). It is possible to extrapolate from the incidence of lung cancer in males and females reported by Alhelfi ( 29 ) and Habib et al ( 30 ) to calculate the approximate incidence of tobacco smoking among women in Iraq. The inferred incidence is higher than the reported by Maziak et al ( 23 ) and Hussain and Sullivan ( 24 ).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…The analysis considered the established evidence that 90 out of 100 deaths from lung cancer caused by tobacco smoking ( 11 , 12 ). The analysis considered the data in Iraqi lung cancer patients reported by Alhelfi ( 29 ) and Habib et al ( 30 ). The risks of tobacco smoking on health necessitate more studies to highlight the extent of the problem and to pay attention to this problem, which takes the lives of thousands of people.…”

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Tobacco Smoking, Lung Cancer, and Therapy in Iraq: Current Perspective

Ibrahim

Al-Humaish²,

Al‐Obaide

2018

Front. Public Health

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Tobacco smoking is a research topic of high interest to the public health in Iraq. Although Iraq is a country with a high percentage of smokers, we noticed the dearth of adequate studies and programs to deal with this problem. The percentage of smokers exceed 30% of the population and smoking problem becomes a permanent habit in adults and young people. The problems associated with tobacco smoking behavior related to individuals' post-traumatic stress disorder following post-war conflicts, and the social and cultural environment. The health consequences of tobacco smoking can harm almost every organ in the body, and there are reports confirmed the tobacco smoking is a high-risk factor for lung cancer and other diseases. The relative risk of lung cancer increases with increasing duration and intensity of smoking. Also, smoking associated with bladder, prostate, and head and neck cancers, in addition to respiratory diseases. Intervention efforts should focus on reducing the prevalence of cigarette smoking, introduce effective treatments for cancer and quit smoking. In this perspective article, we present our viewpoint and three scenarios to deal with the problem of tobacco smoking in Iraq. We recommend introducing educational, health and legislative policies for quitting smoking and using effective treatments for cancer.

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“…Multiple factors increase the probability of developing lung cancer, the most important being to bacco use since it is related to around 90% of lung tumors [ 1 ]. Lung cancer is a lethal disease that is the fifth cause of death worldwide, the third in Europe, and the first in Iraq [ 2 , 3 ], with almost 20,000 new cases each year; approximately 85% of subjects with lung cancer will die from this disease. The main obstacle in the fight against this pathology is its late detection [ 4 ].…”

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Automated Lung Cancer Segmentation in Tissue Micro Array Analysis Histopathological Images Using a Prototype of Computer-Assisted Diagnosis

Al-Thubaity

Alotaibi

Osman

et al. 2023

JPM

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Background: Lung cancer is a fatal disease that kills approximately 85% of those diagnosed with it. In recent years, advances in medical imaging have greatly improved the acquisition, storage, and visualization of various pathologies, making it a necessary component in medicine today. Objective: Develop a computer-aided diagnostic system to detect lung cancer early by segmenting tumor and non-tumor tissue on Tissue Micro Array Analysis (TMA) histopathological images. Method: The prototype computer-aided diagnostic system was developed to segment tumor areas, non-tumor areas, and fundus on TMA histopathological images. Results: The system achieved an average accuracy of 83.4% and an F-measurement of 84.4% in segmenting tumor and non-tumor tissue. Conclusion: The computer-aided diagnostic system provides a second diagnostic opinion to specialists, allowing for more precise diagnoses and more appropriate treatments for lung cancer.

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Lung cancer in Basrah, Iraq during 2005-2012

Cited by 6 publications

References 31 publications

Perception of Cancer Risk and Its Associated Risk Factors among Young Iraqis living in Baghdad

Perception of Cancer Risk and Its Associated Risk Factors among Young Iraqis living in Baghdad

Tobacco Smoking, Lung Cancer, and Therapy in Iraq: Current Perspective

Automated Lung Cancer Segmentation in Tissue Micro Array Analysis Histopathological Images Using a Prototype of Computer-Assisted Diagnosis

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