Cancer in Syrian refugees in Jordan and Lebanon between 2015 and 2017
| Autor: | Paul Spiegel, Farrah J. Mateen, Joseph G. Cheaib, Saad Abdel Aziz, Adam Khalifa, Minyoung Jang, Orit Abrahim, Michael Woodman |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Male Economic growth Syrian refugees Palliative care Adolescent Operating procedures Refugee Medical Oncology Young Adult 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Neoplasms Humans Medicine 030212 general & internal medicine Lebanon Policy Making health care economics and organizations Refugees Jordan Middle East Syria business.industry Health Policy fungi Cancer type food and beverages Cancer Health Care Costs Middle Aged Relief Work medicine.disease Oncology Neoplasms diagnosis 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis Female business Delivery of Health Care |
| Zdroj: | The Lancet Oncology. 21:e280-e291 |
| ISSN: | 1470-2045 |
| Popis: | Protracted conflicts in the Middle East have led to successive waves of refugees crossing borders. Chronic, non-communicable diseases are now recognised as diseases that need to be addressed in such crises. Cancer, in particular, with its costly, multidisciplinary care, poses considerable financial and ethical challenges for policy makers. In 2014 and with funding from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, we reported on cancer cases among Iraqi refugees in Jordan (2010-12) and Syria (2009-11). In this Policy Review, we provide data on 733 refugees referred to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in Lebanon (2015-17) and Jordan (2016-17), analysed by cancer type, demographic risk factors, treatment coverage status, and cost. Results show the need for increased funding and evidence-based standard operating procedures across countries to ensure that patients have equitable access to care. We recommend a holistic response to humanitarian crises that includes education, screening, treatment, and palliative care for refugees and nationals and prioritises breast cancer and childhood cancers. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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