Not Telling Patients Their Cancer Diagnosis in Egypt: Is It Associated With Less Anxiety and Depression and Better Quality of Life?

Autor: Alsirafy SA; Palliative Medicine Unit, Kasr Al-Ainy Center of Clinical Oncology and Nuclear Medicine, Kasr Al-Ainy School of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt., Abdel-Aziz HI; Clinical Oncology Department, Kasr Al-Ainy Center of Clinical Oncology and Nuclear Medicine, Kasr Al-Ainy School of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt.; Damietta Cancer Center, Damietta, Egypt., Abdel-Aal HH; Clinical Oncology Department, Kasr Al-Ainy Center of Clinical Oncology and Nuclear Medicine, Kasr Al-Ainy School of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt., El-Sherief WA; Clinical Oncology Department, Kasr Al-Ainy Center of Clinical Oncology and Nuclear Medicine, Kasr Al-Ainy School of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt., Farag DE; Palliative Medicine Unit, Kasr Al-Ainy Center of Clinical Oncology and Nuclear Medicine, Kasr Al-Ainy School of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt.

Publikováno v: JCO global oncology [JCO Glob Oncol] 2022 Jun; Vol. 8, pp. e2200080.

Availability of Informal Caregivers for Palliative Care Patients with Cancer: Is there a Difference between Higher- and Lower-Income Settings.

Autor: Abdel-Malek R; Department of Clinical Oncology, Kasr Alainy School of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt., Farag DE; Department of Clinical Oncology, Kasr Alainy School of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt., Shohdy KS; Department of Clinical Oncology, Kasr Alainy School of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt., Cox S; Palliative Care Team, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.

Publikováno v: Indian journal of palliative care [Indian J Palliat Care] 2019 Jul-Sep; Vol. 25 (3), pp. 379-382.

Cancer diagnosis disclosure preferences of family caregivers of cancer patients in Egypt.

Autor: Alsirafy SA; Palliative Medicine Unit, Kasr Al-Ainy Center of Clinical Oncology & Nuclear Medicine, Kasr Al-Ainy School of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt., Abdel-Kareem SS; Palliative Medicine Unit, Kasr Al-Ainy Center of Clinical Oncology & Nuclear Medicine, Kasr Al-Ainy School of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt.; Port Said General Hospital, Port Said, Egypt., Ibrahim NY; Palliative Medicine Unit, Kasr Al-Ainy Center of Clinical Oncology & Nuclear Medicine, Kasr Al-Ainy School of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt., Abolkasem MA; Clinical Oncology Department, Kasr Al-Ainy Center of Clinical Oncology & Nuclear Medicine, Kasr Al-Ainy School of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt., Farag DE; Palliative Medicine Unit, Kasr Al-Ainy Center of Clinical Oncology & Nuclear Medicine, Kasr Al-Ainy School of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt.

Publikováno v: Psycho-oncology [Psychooncology] 2017 Nov; Vol. 26 (11), pp. 1758-1762. Date of Electronic Publication: 2016 Jul 28.

High Symptom Burden Among Patients With Newly Diagnosed Incurable Cancer in a Developing Country.

Autor: Alsirafy SA; Palliative Medicine Unit, Kasr Al-Ainy Center of Clinical Oncology & Nuclear Medicine, Kasr Al-Ainy School of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt. Electronic address: alsirafy@kasralainy.edu.eg., Abd El-Aal HH; Palliative Medicine Unit, Kasr Al-Ainy Center of Clinical Oncology & Nuclear Medicine, Kasr Al-Ainy School of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt., Farag DE; Palliative Medicine Unit, Kasr Al-Ainy Center of Clinical Oncology & Nuclear Medicine, Kasr Al-Ainy School of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt., Radwan RH; Palliative Medicine Unit and Department of Clinical Oncology, Kasr Al-Ainy Center of Clinical Oncology & Nuclear Medicine, Kasr Al-Ainy School of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt., El-Sherief WA; Palliative Medicine Unit and Department of Clinical Oncology, Kasr Al-Ainy Center of Clinical Oncology & Nuclear Medicine, Kasr Al-Ainy School of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt., Fawzy R; Department of Clinical Oncology, Kasr Al-Ainy Center of Clinical Oncology & Nuclear Medicine, Kasr Al-Ainy School of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt.

Publikováno v: Journal of pain and symptom management [J Pain Symptom Manage] 2016 May; Vol. 51 (5), pp. e1-5. Date of Electronic Publication: 2016 Mar 24.

The fear of using tramadol for pain control (tramadolophobia) among Egyptian patients with cancer.

Autor: Alsirafy SA; Palliative Medicine Unit, Kasr Al-Ainy Center of Clinical Oncology & Nuclear Medicine (NEMROCK), Kasr Al-Ainy School of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt., Saleh RN; Department of Clinical Oncology, Kasr Al-Ainy Center of Clinical Oncology & Nuclear Medicine, Kasr Al-Ainy School of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt; Aden Refinery Company Hospital, Aden, Yemen., Fawzy R; Department of Clinical Oncology, Kasr Al-Ainy Center of Clinical Oncology & Nuclear Medicine, Kasr Al-Ainy School of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt., Alnagar AA; Department of Medical Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Sharkia, Egypt., Hammad AM; Palliative Medicine Unit, Kasr Al-Ainy Center of Clinical Oncology & Nuclear Medicine, Kasr Al-Ainy School of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt., El-Sherief W; Palliative Medicine Unit, Kasr Al-Ainy Center of Clinical Oncology & Nuclear Medicine, Kasr Al-Ainy School of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt; Department of Clinical Oncology, Kasr Al-Ainy Center of Clinical Oncology & Nuclear Medicine, Kasr Al-Ainy School of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt., Farag DE; Palliative Medicine Unit, Kasr Al-Ainy Center of Clinical Oncology & Nuclear Medicine, Kasr Al-Ainy School of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt., Radwan RH; Department of Clinical Oncology, Kasr Al-Ainy Center of Clinical Oncology & Nuclear Medicine, Kasr Al-Ainy School of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt.

Publikováno v: Journal of opioid management [J Opioid Manag] 2015 Nov-Dec; Vol. 11 (6), pp. 474-80.