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ArticleAnnals of medicine and surgery (2012)2024

Prostate cancer among Saudis: a registry review.

Ahmed Alasker, Tarek Z Arabi, Mohammad A Alghafees, Belal N Sabbah, Saleha Abdul Rab, Abdulrahman K Alageel, Ahmed Emad Abouelkhair, Abdulmoiz Kaiser Abdulwali, M Mohanad Imad Al Hennawi, Waleed Fallatah and 2 more

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Article in Annals of medicine and surgery (2012), 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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  5. Assessment of prostate cancer awareness and screening knowledge among men in Najran, Saudi Arabia: a cross-sectional study.Saudi pharmaceutical journal : SPJ : the official publication of the Saudi Pharmaceutical Society · 2025
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12 authors.

Ahmed AlaskerCollege of Medicine, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences.
Tarek Z ArabiKing Abdullah International Medical Research Center.
Mohammad A AlghafeesDivision of Urology, King Abdulaziz Medical City.
Belal N SabbahKing Abdullah International Medical Research Center.
Saleha Abdul RabKing Abdullah International Medical Research Center.
Abdulrahman K AlageelCollege of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Ahmed Emad AbouelkhairKing Abdullah International Medical Research Center.
Abdulmoiz Kaiser AbdulwaliKing Abdullah International Medical Research Center.
M Mohanad Imad Al HennawiKing Abdullah International Medical Research Center.
Waleed FallatahKing Abdullah International Medical Research Center.
Ziyad F MusalliCollege of Medicine, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences.
Yasser A NoureldinCollege of Medicine, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Policy makers in Saudi Arabia greatly rely on published studies to make major public health decisions. Prostate cancer (PCa) studies in Saudi Arabia are either outdated or limited to local regions. Aim: The authors aim to analyze the Saudi Cancer Registry to determine the incidence of PCa across all regions of the Kingdom and the risk factors of poor prognosis in the population. Methods: Patients diagnosed with primary PCa from 1 January 2008 to 31 December 2017 were included in the study from the Saudi Cancer Registry. Incidence rates and risk factors for poor survival were calculated. Results: A total of 3607 PCa patients were retrieved. PCa incidence rates ranged from 0.2 to 1.4 per 100 000. Most of the patients were aged 60 and older (86.5%; Conclusion: The high metastasis rate and evidence of a greater incidence of newly diagnosed metastatic PCa indicate that the idea of select screening for certain high-risk populations is not farfetched. The authors encourage the promotion of awareness regarding PCa risk factors and screening to optimize prognosis and minimize late presentations and high metastasis rates.

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cancer incidencedistant metastasisfactors associated with mortalityprostate cancerSaudi Arabia

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