Factors affecting delay in the presentation of breast cancer symptoms among women in Gaza, occupied Palestinian territory: a cross-sectional survey.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To identify factors related to women's delay in presenting with breast cancer symptoms to improve diagnosis in the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt).

Design

Cross-sectional.

Setting

Two government cancer hospitals.

Participants

A consecutive sample of 130 Palestinian women living in Gaza with newly diagnosed breast cancer were approached in the waiting rooms of cancer hospitals in Gaza between 1 January 2017 and 31 December 2017. 120 women took part and returned the completed questionnaire.

Primary and secondary outcome measures

Clinical information about breast cancer was collected from hospital cancer records. An interval of 3 months or more between women's self-discovery of symptoms and their first presentation to a medical provider was c

SUBMITTER: Abo Al-Shiekh SS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9594579 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature