The incidence rate of prostate cancer in Saudi Arabia

Alghamidi, Ibrahim G.; Hussain, Issam; Alghamdi, Mohamed S.; El-Sheemy, Mohammed A

doi:10.1016/j.hemonc.2013.10.001

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“…Prostate cancer is one of the major health problems in the world (1), has a significant impact on patients' and their caregivers' quality of life, and imposes heavy costs on them (2). It is the second most common cancer and the second leading cause of death from cancer among the male population worldwide (3,4).…”

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A Survey of Knowledge About and Perceived Barriers to Prostate Cancer Screening Among Medical Staff

Akbarizadeh

Gheibizadeh

Fereidooni-Moghadam

et al. 2016

Jundishapur J Chronic Dis Care

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Background: Prostate cancer is the most common cancer among men and the second leading cause of deaths from cancer. Results of previous studies indicate the effectiveness of screening and early detection in reducing mortality from this disease. Objectives: The purpose of this study was to survey the knowledge about prostate cancer and perceived barriers to prostate cancer screening among medical staff of two universities in Ahvaz, Iran. Materials and Methods:This cross-sectional descriptive study was performed on 120 employees over 40 years old at Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences and Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, who were selected by using simple random sampling. The data collection tool was a researcher-created questionnaire based on the study of texts and other studies. Data analysis was performed using SPSS software and through analytical methods including descriptive and inferential statistics. Results: The most common barriers to screening for prostate cancer were a lack of knowledge about where to go for tests and how screening tests are done (70.8%), a lack of emphasis on screening tests (59.1%), and a fear of thinking about the disease (50%). Results showed that there was no significant relationship between doing the serum antigen test and having knowledge regarding prostate cancer. But there was a significant association between prostate cancer screening and perceived barriers (P = 0.001). Conclusions: Results showed that whereas knowledge by itself cannot guarantee men's participation in prostate cancer screenings, perceived barriers can play an important role in discouraging men from cancer screening participation. Therefore, designing programs to address these barriers is very important.

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A Survey of Knowledge About and Perceived Barriers to Prostate Cancer Screening Among Medical Staff

Akbarizadeh

Gheibizadeh

Fereidooni-Moghadam

et al. 2016

Jundishapur J Chronic Dis Care

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“…In the current study, there was significant relation between SPE and age (p<0.05). A recent study by Alghamidi et al in 2013 (18) showed that the incidence is higher than expected, with an age-standardized incidence rate of up to 10.1 in the eastern region. One further study by Al-Abdin et al (19) investigated the detection rate of prostate cancer in a cohort of Saudi men compared to their Canadian counterparts; it was evident from their report that there was a significantly low detection rate of prostate cancer in the Saudi group even with PSA values as high as 10 ng/mL, which suggested an increase in the threshold for taking a TRUS-guided biopsy.…”

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Epidemiology of senile prostatic enlargement among elderly men in Arar, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

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Background and aimSenile prostatic enlargement due to benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is a common problem among older men, and is responsible for considerable disability. This study was conducted to determine the prevalence and determinants of the clinically diagnosed prostatic enlargement among elderly men in Arar, Northern Saudi Arabia.MethodsThis cross-sectional study was carried out on all consented elderly males attending the outpatient clinic of the urology department of Arar Central Hospital from February 2017 to July 30, 2017. Each participant underwent a general examination and digital per rectal to detect general chronic diseases, obesity and prostatic enlargement. Data were analyzed by SPSS version 16, using descriptive statistics and Chi-squared test.ResultsAmong 81 elderly male participants in the study, 19.8% had clinically diagnosed senile prostatic enlargement (SPE) and 3.7% had prostatic tumors. There was significant relation between SPE and age as 6.2% of cases were 60–69 years, 43.8% were 70–79 years and 44.0% were 80 years or more (p<0.05). There was also significant relation between SPE and obesity as 62.5% of cases were obese and 37.5% were non obese (p<0.05). There was no significant relation with marital status, smoking or diabetes mellitus (p<0.05).ConclusionSenile prostatic enlargement is one of the significant important issues in public health in Arar city, Northern Saudi Arabia. The prevalence of this condition reaches 19.3%, thereby placing even greater burden on the quality of life of the elderly and on the health system in the region.

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“…The lowest incidence was in Asia and Africa. (1) The incidence of prostate cancer was reported to be about 74-127/100,000 men in the United States of America (USA) (2) , as compared to only 3, 10.2 and 14.5/100,000 men in Saudi Arabia (3) , Oman (4) and Kuwait (5) . In Egypt, cancer prostate is much less frequent than that of liver.…”

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Determination of a Cut-off Point for Prostatic Specific Antigen to Avoid Unjustified Biopsy Among Asymptomatic Elderly Men

Ibrahim

Khatwa

Atta

et al. 2018

Journal of High Institute of Public Health

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Background: To our knowledge, there is no national screening program for prostate cancer in Egypt. The Uro-surgery department in Alexandria University established a screening program for prostate cancer among men aged 55 years or more in January 2012. Objective: To determine a valid Prostatic Specific Antigen (PSA) cutoff point for performing Transrectal Ultrasonography (TRUS) guided biopsy among asymptomatic elderly men. Methods: A screening cross sectional study was conducted on a convenient sample of 1207 men aged ≥55 years who were attending urology department, Alexandria University for non-prostatic symptoms during years 2013 and 2014. Digital Rectal Examination (DRE) and PSA level measurement were performed for all included subjects. TRUS guided biopsy was done for those who found to have PSA ˃ 4ng/ ml and or suspicious DRE. Results: Among subjects who had PSA level of 4.1-10, the Positive Predictive Value (PPV) for cancer prostate was 54% among those with suspicious DRE findings as compared to 0 among those with nonsuspicious DRE. For PSA level of 10.1-20 and >20 with suspicious DRE, PPV was (77% and100% respectively). The mean serum total PSA was 77 and 0.6 ng/ ml for patients with and without prostatic cancer respectively (p= 0.0001). The yield of cancer prostate among all screened men was 103/1207= 8% and 103/157= 66% among those with PSA˃ 4 ng/ ml and or having suspicious DRE and were biopsied. Considering all men who had biopsy, ROC curve could derive a cutoff value of 10.05 ng/ml with a sensitivity of 92% and a specificity of 92.6%. Inability to perform biopsy for men with PSA ≤4 ng/ml was the main limitation. Conclusion: In a country of relatively low prevalence of prostate cancer like Egypt, a cutoff point of PSA in combination with DRE for doing TRUS biopsy could be 10.05 ng/ ml among asymptomatic men ≥55 years of age with a likelihood ratio of 12.43.

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The incidence rate of prostate cancer in Saudi Arabia

Cited by 32 publications

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A Survey of Knowledge About and Perceived Barriers to Prostate Cancer Screening Among Medical Staff

A Survey of Knowledge About and Perceived Barriers to Prostate Cancer Screening Among Medical Staff

Epidemiology of senile prostatic enlargement among elderly men in Arar, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Determination of a Cut-off Point for Prostatic Specific Antigen to Avoid Unjustified Biopsy Among Asymptomatic Elderly Men

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