Publications by authors named "Leila Alaoui"
Objective: This study aimed to analyse the learning curve (LC) in laparoscopic rectal cancer resections of 2 millennial surgeons during the implementation of the first laparoscopic rectal cancer surgery programme in low- and middle-income country (LMIC) cancer centre.
Methods: All consecutive patients operated by two millennial surgeons for primary rectal adenocarcinoma between January 2018 and March 2020 were included. The LC was analysed for operative duration and conversion to open surgery using both cumulative sum (CUSUM) and/or variable life-adjusted display (VLAD) charts.
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- A study was conducted at two major oncology centers in Morocco to assess delays and adherence to treatment guidelines for cervical cancer from 2008 to 2017, involving 886 patients.
- Findings indicated significant delays in accessing care (5 months) and treatment (2.3 months), with many patients not receiving optimal treatments like brachytherapy.
- The overall 5-year disease-free survival was 57.5%, highlighting the need for reduced delays and increased use of chemoradiation and brachytherapy to enhance survival outcomes.
Guided by a national cancer plan (2010-19), Morocco made significant investments in improving breast cancer detection and treatment. A breast cancer pattern-of-care study was conducted to document the socio-demographic profiles of patients and tumour characteristics, measure delays in care, and assess the status of dissemination and impact of state-of-the-art management. The retrospective study conducted among 2120 breast cancer patients registered during 2008-17 at the two premier-most oncology centres (Centre Mohammed VI or CM-VI and Institut National d'Oncologie or INO) also measured temporal trends of the different variables.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: The aim of this study is to document time intervals in cervical cancer care pathways, from symptom onset to disease detection and start of treatment, and evaluate how clinical, sociodemographic, and treatment factors influence delays throughout a patient's clinical pathway.
Methods: A retrospective study was conducted at the FEZ Oncology Hospital of the Hassan II University Hospital Center in Morocco.
Results: 190 medical records of cervical cancer patients were collected.