Radiation therapy for prostate cancer in Syrian refugees: facing the need for change
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Tarih
2023
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Frontiers Media S.A.
Erişim Hakkı
info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
Özet
Purpose: To report the utilization of radiation therapy in Syrian refugee patients
with prostate cancer residing in Turkey.
Methods and materials: A multi-institutional retrospective review including 14
cancer centers in Turkey was conducted to include 137 Syrian refugee patients
with prostate cancer treated with radiation therapy (RT). Toxicity data was scored
using the National Cancer Institute Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse
Events version 3.0. Noncompliance was defined as a patient missing two or more
scheduled RT appointments.
Results: Advanced disease, defined as stage III or IV, was reported in 64.2% of
patients while androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) was only administrated to 20%
of patients. Conventionally fractionated RT with a median number of 44 fractions
was delivered to all patients with curative intent (n = 61) while palliative RT (n = 76)
was delivered with a median number of 10 fractions. The acute grade 3–4 toxicity
rate for the entire cohort was 16%. Noncompliance rate was 42%.
Conclusion: Most Syrian refugee prostate cancer patients presented with
advanced disease however ADT was seldom used. Despite the low treatment
compliance rate, conventional fractionation was used in all patients. Interventions
are critically needed to improve screening and increase the use of standard-ofcare treatment paradigms, including hypofractionated RT and ADT.
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Anahtar Kelimeler
Global health, Prostate cancer, Radiation therapy, Refugee, Syria, Turkey
Kaynak
Frontiers in Public Health
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Scopus Q Değeri
Q2
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11
Künye
Eren, M. F., Kılıç, S. S., Eren, A. A., Kaplan, S. O., Teke, F. ve Kütük, T. (2023). Radiation therapy for prostate cancer in Syrian refugees: facing the need for change. Frontiers in Public Health, (11), 1-6.
