| publication name | SOCIO-MEDICALASPECTSOFPATIENTS SUFFERINGFROMCANCEROFDIGESTIVE SYSTEMINTHEEASTOFDELTA.EGYPT |
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| Authors | NazemShamsMD.MahmoudF.E1-GendyMD*, MohamedShawkiMD“andInasAbdE1-HalixnMD* |
| year | 2015 |
| keywords | |
| journal | BenhaM.J. |
| volume | ol.16No1 Jan.1999 |
| issue | Not Available |
| pages | Not Available |
| publisher | Not Available |
| Local/International | International |
| Paper Link | Not Available |
| Full paper | download |
| Supplementary materials | Not Available |
Abstract
Thisworkwasdesignedtostudythesocio-medicalaspectsofpatients sufieringjromcancersofthedigestivesystemintheEastofDelta.Egypt. Itcomprised368caseswhoattendedtheOncologyunitofMansouraFa— cultyofMedicineformanagementduringaperiodof3years.fromSep tember‘1994toAugust1997. Theresultsofthisstudyrevealedthat37.8%ofpatientsinthetarget groupweresu_fl‘eringfromcolorectal cancer. 17.4%cancerliver. 15.5% cancerpancreas,12.8%canceresophagus. 10.1%cancerbiliarysystem (gallbladderandcommonbileduct).4.3%cancerstomachand2.2%cancersmallintestine.Maleswerefoundtoconstitute60.0%ofthestudied patientsandtheyweremoreaffectedthanfemalesbyalltypesofcancer exceptcancerofthebiliarysystemwithastatisticallysignificantdifi‘er~ ence(P