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ArticleBreast cancer (Dove Medical Press)2021

Breast Cancer Screening Practices in a Tertiary Care Center in the State of Qatar: A Cross-Sectional Survey.

Jessiya Veliyankodan Parambil, Mostafa Najim, Mohamed Mahmoud, Ibrahim Yusuf Abubeker, Anand Kartha, Francois Calaud, Ahmed Al-Mohamed, Dabia Al-Mohannadi, Prem Chandra, Mohamed A Yassin

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Article in Breast cancer (Dove Medical Press), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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10 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Jessiya Veliyankodan ParambilDepartment of Internal Medicine, Hamad General Hospital, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar.ORCID 0000-0002-3171-946X
Mostafa NajimDepartment of Internal Medicine, Hamad General Hospital, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar.ORCID 0000-0003-1848-2346
Mohamed MahmoudDepartment of Internal Medicine, Hamad General Hospital, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar.
Ibrahim Yusuf AbubekerDepartment of Internal Medicine, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, USA.
Anand KarthaDepartment of Internal Medicine, Hamad General Hospital, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar.
Francois CalaudDepartment of Medical Oncology, National Centre for Cancer Care and Research, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar.
Ahmed Al-MohamedDepartment of Internal Medicine, Hamad General Hospital, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar.ORCID 0000-0003-4842-5414
Dabia Al-MohannadiDepartment of Internal Medicine, Hamad General Hospital, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar.
Prem ChandraMedical Research Center, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar.
Mohamed A YassinDepartment of Medical Oncology, National Centre for Cancer Care and Research, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar.ORCID 0000-0002-1144-8076
Hamad General Hospital · QANational Center for Cancer Care and Research · QABrown University · USHamad Medical Corporation · QA

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionBreast cancer is the most common cancer in females. In Qatar, mortality related to breast cancer came in third after lung cancer and leukemia. In this study, we aim to comprehensively evaluate the rate of internal medicine residents and faculty compliance with breast cancer screening in Hamad Medical Corporation (Doha, Qatar), as well as to identify barriers and facilitators that could potentially augment changes to enhance physician-led cancer screening.

methodsA cross-sectional web-based survey was distributed among internal medicine physicians between December 2018 and March 2019 at a tertiary medical centre. It focused on the knowledge, attitude, and practice of physicians regarding breast cancer screening guidelines and explored potential barriers and proposed solutions. Chi-square and

resultsA total of 158 physicians responded to the survey, with a response rate of 61%. 75.9% were postgraduate trainees. Around three-quarters of the physicians mentioned that they would recommend breast cancer screening for their age-appropriate average-risk patients. There was a statistically significant difference between the trainees, consultants, and specialists regarding the modality of choice, where the majority of the trainees opted mammogram every 2 or 3 years while 44.4% of the consultants indicated yearly self-breast exam (

conclusionIn the current era of personalized medicine, physicians should be more oriented to local guidelines to provide optimal care to their patients. While the attitude towards breast cancer screening is positive, the overall compliance with the national recommendations is sub-optimal. Further initiatives and intervention programs are required to promote the breast cancer screening in Qatar.

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