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ArticleWorld journal of gastrointestinal oncology2015

Screening for hepatocellular carcinoma by Egyptian physicians.

Sahar M Hassany, Ehab F Abdou Moustafa, Mohamed El Taher, Afaf Adel Abdeltwab, Hubert E Blum

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Article in World journal of gastrointestinal oncology, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC) in Egypt: A comprehensive overview.Journal of the Egyptian National Cancer Institute · 2020
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 3 countries.

Sahar M HassanySahar M Hassany, Ehab F Abdou Moustafa, Mohamed El Taher, Department of Tropical Medicine and Gastroenterology, Assiut University, Assiut 71526, Egypt.
Ehab F Abdou MoustafaSahar M Hassany, Ehab F Abdou Moustafa, Mohamed El Taher, Department of Tropical Medicine and Gastroenterology, Assiut University, Assiut 71526, Egypt.
Mohamed El TaherSahar M Hassany, Ehab F Abdou Moustafa, Mohamed El Taher, Department of Tropical Medicine and Gastroenterology, Assiut University, Assiut 71526, Egypt.
Afaf Adel AbdeltwabSahar M Hassany, Ehab F Abdou Moustafa, Mohamed El Taher, Department of Tropical Medicine and Gastroenterology, Assiut University, Assiut 71526, Egypt.
Hubert E BlumSahar M Hassany, Ehab F Abdou Moustafa, Mohamed El Taher, Department of Tropical Medicine and Gastroenterology, Assiut University, Assiut 71526, Egypt.
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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

aimTo assess the practice of Egyptian physicians in screening patients for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).

methodsThe study included 154 physicians from all over Egypt caring for patients at risk for HCC. The study was based on a questionnaire with 20 items. Each questionnaire consisted of two parts: (1) personal information regarding the physician (name, age, specialty and type of health care setting); and (2) professional experience in the care of patients at risk for HCC development (screening, knowledge about the cause and natural course of liver diseases and HCC risk).

resultsSixty-eight percent of doctors with an MD degree, 48% of doctors with a master degree or a diploma and 40% of doctors with a Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery certificate considered the hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotype as risk factor for HCC development (P < 0.05). Ninety percent of physicians specialized in tropical medicine, internal medicine or gastroenterology and 67% of physicians in other specialties advise patients to undergo screening for HCV and hepatitis B virus infection as well as liver cirrhosis (P < 0.05). Eighty-six percent of doctors in University Hospitals and 69% of Ministry of Health (MOH) doctors consider HCV infection as the leading cause of HCC in Egypt (P < 0.05). Seventy-two percent of doctors with an MD degree, 55% of doctors with a master degree or a diploma, 56% of doctors with an MBBCH certificate, 74% of doctors in University Hospitals and 46% of MOH hospital doctors consider abdominal ultrasonography as the most important investigation in HCC screening (P < 0.05). Sixty-five percent of physicians in tropical medicine, internal medicine or gastroenterology and 37% of physicians in other specialties recommend as HCC screening interval of 3 mo (P < 0.05). Seventy-one percent of doctors with an MD degree, 50% of doctors with a master degree or diploma and 60% of doctors with an MBBCH certificate follow the same recommendation.

conclusionIn Egypt, physicians specialized in tropical medicine, internal medicine or gastroenterology with an MD degree and working in a University Hospital are best informed about HCC.

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Egyptian physiciansHepatocellular carcinomaHepatocellular carcinoma diagnosisHepatocellular carcinoma knowledgeHepatocellular carcinoma managementScreening

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PMID26380060
PMCPMC4569594
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