| Autor: |
Humaid Al-Shamsi S; International School of Creative Science, Sharjah P.O. Box 25779, United Arab Emirates., Humaid Al-Shamsi A; International School of Creative Science, Sharjah P.O. Box 25779, United Arab Emirates., Humaid Al-Shamsi M; Brighton College Dubai, Dubai P.O. Box 48904, United Arab Emirates., Sajwani A; Mediclinic Parkview Hospital, Dubai P.O. Box 51122, United Arab Emirates., Alzaabi MS; College of Medicine and Health Sciences, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain P.O. Box 15551, United Arab Emirates., Al Hammadi O; Al Rahba Hospital, Sheikh Khalifa Medical City, Al Rahba P.O. Box 34555, United Arab Emirates., Iqbal F; Burjeel Medical City, Abu Dhabi P.O. Box 92510, United Arab Emirates., Al-Shamsi HO; Burjeel Medical City, Abu Dhabi P.O. Box 92510, United Arab Emirates.; Department of Oncology, Burjeel Cancer Institute, Burjeel Medical City, Abu Dhabi P.O. Box 92510, United Arab Emirates.; College of Medicine, University of Sharjah, Sharjah P.O. Box 27272, United Arab Emirates.; Emirates Oncology Society, Dubai P.O. Box 6600, United Arab Emirates. |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Zdroj: |
Clinics and practice [Clin Pract] 2023 Jun 13; Vol. 13 (3), pp. 701-714. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Jun 13. |
| DOI: |
10.3390/clinpract13030064 |
| Abstrakt: |
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has one of the fastest growing economies in the world, which has resulted in an increase in the detection of noncommunicable diseases such as cancer. Despite its screening and early detection efforts falling short of the target coverage of the intended population, the number of reported cases and deaths in UAE has increased over the years. A few studies have been conducted to understand the hurdles to cancer screening in UAE, mostly focusing on breast and colorectal malignancies. There are no studies or surveys that have addressed the barriers and hurdles to overall cancer screening in UAE's population. Through this is the largest survey to date, we aimed at assessing UAE society's perception of cancer and early screening and detection. The survey was constructed using the SurveyPlanet platform. The survey was then distributed on social media for direct and snowball sampling, including Instagram, WhatsApp, LinkedIn, Meta (Facebook), and Twitter. Interestingly, 71.3% of the respondents reported that they were fine mentioning or discussing cancer, while 28.2% reported that they were not comfortable with it. Moreover, 91.8% of the respondents knew the meaning of the early detection or screening of cancer, while 8.2% did not. The ability of respondents to correctly identify different types of cancer screening varied. This study suggests that regulatory authorities need to raise more awareness about cancer, especially among younger generations, and create screening recommendations and guidelines that should include younger people. Lastly, hospitals, cancer charity organizations, educational institutes, and the media should address target audiences to raise cancer awareness among them. |
| Databáze: |
MEDLINE |
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