Anticipated time to seek medical advice for possible ovarian cancer symptoms and perceived barriers to early presentation among Palestinian women: a national cross-sectional study

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university

Al-Azhar University – Gaza

authors

Elshami M.; Al-Madhoun S.; Alser M.; Al-Slaibi I.; Yaseen A.; Tuffaha A.; Jabr H.; Ubaiat S.; Khader S.; Khraishi R.; Jaber I.; Arafeh Z.A.; Alqattaa A.; Hadi A.A.E.; Barhoush O.; Hijazy M.; Eleyan T.; Alser A.; Hziema A.A.; Shatat A.; Almakhtoob F.; Mohamad B.; Farhat W.; Abuamra Y.; Mousa H.; Adawi R.; Musallam A.; Albarqi S.I.; Abu-El-Noor N.; Bottcher B.

authors_full_names

Elshami, Mohamedraed (57201655713); Al-Madhoun, Sondos (57282691800); Alser, Mohammed (57219965349); Al-Slaibi, Ibrahim (57201651871); Yaseen, Areej (57327202500); Tuffaha, Aya (57327056700); Jabr, Hadeel (57327768500); Ubaiat, Sara (57327907000); Khader, Salma (57282990100); Khraishi, Reem (57327768600); Jaber, Inas (57327768700); Arafeh, Zeina Abu (57327202600); Alqattaa, Aya (57327338300); Hadi, Asmaa Abd El (58647550500); Barhoush, Ola (57221688963); Hijazy, Maysun (57327056900); Eleyan, Tamara (57326913300); Alser, Amany (57221871884); Hziema, Amal Abu (57327620700); Shatat, Amany (57327338400); Almakhtoob, Falasteen (57327620800); Mohamad, Balqees (57221702620); Farhat, Walaa (57327768800); Abuamra, Yasmeen (57327338500); Mousa, Hanaa (36340753400); Adawi, Reem (57327620900); Musallam, Alaa (57327768900); Albarqi, Shurouq I. (58647723200); Abu-El-Noor, Nasser (56150617400); Bottcher, Bettina (7003316654)

authors_id

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year

2023

source_title

BMC Cancer

article_title

Anticipated time to seek medical advice for possible ovarian cancer symptoms and perceived barriers to early presentation among Palestinian women: a national cross-sectional study

volume

23

issue

1

publisher

BioMed Central Ltd

article_number

975

affiliations

Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, 11100 Euclid Avenue, Lakeside 7100, Cleveland, 44106, OH, United States; Ministry of Health, Gaza, Palestine; Al-Shifa Hospital, Gaza, Palestine; United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), Gaza, Palestine; Almakassed Hospital, Jerusalem, Palestine; Faculty of Medicine, Al-Quds University, Jerusalem, Palestine; Al-Watani Hospital, Nablus, Palestine; Faculty of Medicine, Al-Quds University, Bethlehem, Palestine; Faculty of Medicine, An-Najah National University, Nablus, Palestine; Faculty of Medicine, Islamic University of Gaza, Gaza, Palestine; Faculty of Medicine, Palestine Polytechnic University, Hebron, Palestine; Doctors Without Borders (Medecins Sans Frontieres), Hebron, Palestine; Faculty of Medicine, Al-Quds University, Jenin, Palestine; Faculty of Medicine, Al-Azhar University of Gaza, Gaza, Palestine; Al-Aqsa Hospital, Deir Albalah, Palestine; Faculty of Pharmacy, Al-Azhar University of Gaza, Gaza, Palestine; Faculty of Nursing, Islamic University of Gaza, Gaza, Palestine

authors_with_affiliations

Elshami M., Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, 11100 Euclid Avenue, Lakeside 7100, Cleveland, 44106, OH, United States, Ministry of Health, Gaza, Palestine; Al-Madhoun S., Al-Shifa Hospital, Gaza, Palestine; Alser M., United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), Gaza, Palestine; Al-Slaibi I., Almakassed Hospital, Jerusalem, Palestine; Yaseen A., Faculty of Medicine, Al-Quds University, Jerusalem, Palestine; Tuffaha A., Al-Watani Hospital, Nablus, Palestine; Jabr H., Ministry of Health, Gaza, Palestine; Ubaiat S., Faculty of Medicine, Al-Quds University, Bethlehem, Palestine; Khader S., United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), Gaza, Palestine; Khraishi R., Faculty of Medicine, An-Najah National University, Nablus, Palestine; Jaber I., Faculty of Medicine, Al-Quds University, Jerusalem, Palestine; Arafeh Z.A., Faculty of Medicine, Al-Quds University, Jerusalem, Palestine; Alqattaa A., Faculty of Medicine, Islamic University of Gaza, Gaza, Palestine; Hadi A.A.E., Faculty of Medicine, Islamic University of Gaza, Gaza, Palestine; Barhoush O., United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), Gaza, Palestine; Hijazy M., Faculty of Medicine, Islamic University of Gaza, Gaza, Palestine; Eleyan T., United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), Gaza, Palestine; Alser A., Faculty of Medicine, Islamic University of Gaza, Gaza, Palestine; Hziema A.A., Faculty of Medicine, Islamic University of Gaza, Gaza, Palestine; Shatat A., Faculty of Medicine, Islamic University of Gaza, Gaza, Palestine; Almakhtoob F., Faculty of Medicine, Palestine Polytechnic University, Hebron, Palestine; Mohamad B., Doctors Without Borders (Medecins Sans Frontieres), Hebron, Palestine; Farhat W., Faculty of Medicine, Al-Quds University, Jenin, Palestine; Abuamra Y., Faculty of Medicine, Al-Azhar University of Gaza, Gaza, Palestine; Mousa H., Faculty of Medicine, Islamic University of Gaza, Gaza, Palestine; Adawi R., Faculty of Medicine, Al-Quds University, Jerusalem, Palestine; Musallam A., Al-Aqsa Hospital, Deir Albalah, Palestine; Albarqi S.I., Faculty of Pharmacy, Al-Azhar University of Gaza, Gaza, Palestine; Abu-El-Noor N., Faculty of Nursing, Islamic University of Gaza, Gaza, Palestine; Bottcher B., Faculty of Medicine, Islamic University of Gaza, Gaza, Palestine

corresponding_author

M. Elshami; Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Cleveland, 11100 Euclid Avenue, Lakeside 7100, 44106, United States; email: mohamedraed.elshami@gmail.com

cited_by

3

doi

10.1186/s12885-023-11484-z

author_keywords

Barriers; Early presentation; Ovarian cancer; Palestine; Seeking medical advice; Symptom awareness

index_keywords

Adult; Arabs; Cross-Sectional Studies; Early Detection of Cancer; Female; Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; Humans; Ovarian Neoplasms; Pain; Patient Acceptance of Health Care; adult; anticipation; Article; awareness; cross-sectional study; emotion; female; help seeking behavior; human; low back pain; major clinical study; ovary cancer; Palestine; Palestinian; pelvic pain; symptom; Arab; attitude to health; early cancer diagnosis; ovary tumor; pain; patient attitude; psychology