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Breast and cervical cancer early detection
Pattern of care of breast and cervical cancers in Morocco
| Study sites: | Morocco: Casablanca, Fez, Rabat |
| Principal investigator (PI) from IARC: | P. Basu |
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| Start date: | 2016 |
| Closure date: | Ongoing |
| Objectives: | To evaluate the quality of care for women diagnosed with breast and cervical cancer within the public health delivery system of Morocco |
| Methodology: |  The basis of the study is a questionnaire survey based on medical charts. The key information that will be obtained from this retrospective study includes information regarding the mode of diagnosis, the gap between the onset of symptoms and diagnosis, the waiting time for start of treatment, and the factors influencing delays in diagnosis and initiation of treatment. The study will also gather information on the protocol followed for the diagnosis and treatment of breast and cervical cancers in the leading oncology centres in Morocco, and on the patients’ adherence to such protocols. Information on the quality of recordkeeping in the institutions will also be gathered from the study. The publication Patterns of care for women with breast cancer in Morocco: an assessment of breast cancer diagnosis, management, and survival in two leading oncology centres summarizes the outcomes of a patterns-of-care study implemented by IARC in collaboration with the Ministry of Health of the Kingdom of Morocco and the Lalla Salma Foundation for Cancer Prevention and Treatment, to assess how far state-of-the-art cancer diagnostics and therapy have been disseminated into routine oncology practice in Morocco. The findings highlight the improvements in breast cancer care that occurred in Morocco as a result of pragmatic policies and systematic planning by the Moroccan Ministry of Health. Recommendations for strengthening breast cancer care in Morocco are also included in the publication. View the publication, and the IARC news. | Publications: | Thankappan K., Subramanian S., Balasubramanian D., Kuriakose M.A., Sankaranarayanan R., Iyer S. Cost-effectiveness of oral cancer screening approaches by visual examination: A systematic review. Head Neck. 2021 Jul 14. PMID: 34260118 Basu P., Selmouni F., Belakhel L., Sauvaget C., Abousselham L., Lucas E., Muwonge R., Sankaranarayanan R., Khazraji Y.C. Breast Cancer Screening Program in Morocco: Status of implementation, organization and performance. Int J Cancer. 2018 Jul 14. PMID: 30006933 Selmouni F., Zidouh A., Belakhel L., Sauvaget C., Bennani M., Khazraji Y.C., Benider A., Wild C.P., Bekkali R., Fadhil I., Sankaranarayanan R. Tackling cancer burden in low-income and middle-income countries: Morocco as an exemplar. Lancet Oncol. 2018 Feb;19(2):e93-e101. PMID: 29413484 |
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