Publications by authors named "A Al Soby"
Objective: Breast cancer is the most common cancer diagnosis among women. The acute crisis and uncertainty that often follow diagnosis put the family at risk of exhaustion and dysfunction. Adolescents have been identified as a particularly vulnerable group of relatives.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWhat do women at high risk of breast cancer request of a patient education day? Focus interviews with women before and after deciding about prophylactic interventions.
Anne Katrine Hartmann Søby Christina Maar Andersen Camilla Bille Birgitta Fahnø Larsen Lene Nyhøj Heidemann
Eur J Cancer Care (Engl)
July 2022
Article Synopsis
- A Danish Hospital aimed to create a patient education day focused on prophylactic interventions for women at high risk of breast cancer, but needed to understand what content would be acceptable and requested by the women.
- A user panel developed interview guides for focus groups with women who either had undergone prophylactic mastectomy or were considering it, to determine their preferences and comfort levels regarding the education content.
- The study discovered that women valued knowledge about interventions and wanted support in sharing their experiences, but some preferred not to discuss their surgeries in group settings; thus, the education day could complement individual consultations instead.
Ten Saudi children with clinical and laboratory findings related to lead intoxication were seen at the King Fahad National Guard Hospital from 1984 to 1988. A presumptive diagnosis of chronic lead poisoning was made retrospectively on 12 other children with hypochromic and microcytic anemia whose other laboratory data were consistent with lead poisoning. The ages of the children ranged from six months to 13 years.
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