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ArticleJournal of multidisciplinary healthcare2023

Identifying Priorities and Needs to Improve Oncology Research in the Gaza Strip, Palestine.

Nasser Abu-El-Noor, Yousef Aljeesh, Saeb Aliwaini, Sohaib Alhamss, Reda Darwish, Mysoon Abu-El-Noor

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Article in Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Nasser Abu-El-Noor *Faculty of Nursing, Islamic University of Gaza, Gaza, Palestine.ORCID 0000-0001-7991-6924
Yousef Aljeesh *Faculty of Nursing, Islamic University of Gaza, Gaza, Palestine.
Saeb Aliwaini *Research and Development Center at Turkish-Palestinian Friendship Hospital, Gaza, Palestine.
Sohaib Alhamss *Research and Development Center at Turkish-Palestinian Friendship Hospital, Gaza, Palestine.
Reda Darwish *Research and Development Center at Turkish-Palestinian Friendship Hospital, Gaza, Palestine.
Mysoon Abu-El-Noor *Faculty of Nursing, Islamic University of Gaza, Gaza, Palestine.
Islamic University of Gaza · PS

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to (1) identify the priorities of oncology research in the Gaza Strip; (2) explore the needs for improving oncology research in the Gaza Strip, Palestine. Participants and Methods: A qualitative approach for data collection was used in this study. After obtaining the ethical approvals to conduct this study, a sample of 42 health-care providers who are involved in providing oncology care and research in the Gaza Strip were included in this study. Data were collected by the researchers through seven focus groups. Thematic coding was used for data analysis. Two main themes and several sub-themes were extracted during the data analysis. Results: The two main themes extracted from data analysis were research priorities and research needs. Participants identified several priorities in relation to oncology research that are assessing for cancer awareness, cancer prevention, exploring and finding new molecular biomarkers, screening for germ-line mutations related to the most common cancers, determining genetic and environmental risk factors for developing cancer, and exploring and testing new cancer therapies. Concerning research needs, participants identified several needs to enhance oncology research, which are financial needs, need for training, availability of data, creation of interdisciplinary research teams, and transforming in vitro studies to in vivo. Conclusion: Well-designed studies will certainly help to identify the priorities and needs to improve oncology research in the Gaza Strip, which is considered one of the most important steps to help push these priorities onto the agenda of health policymakers. Therefore, they will work to set goals and design policies and programs aiming to reduce incidence and prevalence rates of cancer in the Gaza Strip, promote early detection of cancer, improve prognosis, and reduce mortality related to cancer.

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