Publications by authors named "M Hawa"

Background: The demand for aesthetic procedures aimed at restoring and preserving a youthful appearance is growing. While numerous non-surgical facial rejuvenation techniques are available, there is a need for a comprehensive review of clinic-based procedures targeting non-facial body parts.

Aims: This review aims to describe and evaluate clinic-based techniques for rejuvenating the neck, chest, and hands, focusing on various types of fillers and other non-invasive procedures.

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Background: Interest in aesthetic procedures that help maintain a youthful look is on the rise. While many nonsurgical techniques focus on facial rejuvenation, there is a need for a detailed review of treatments, specifically for nonfacial areas.

Aim: This review explores various clinic-based methods for revitalizing the neck, chest, and hands, with a particular emphasis on different laser treatments.

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Introduction: Tobacco smoking is a known risk factor for cancer development and smoking cessation can lower this risk and improve outcomes in some cancer patients. Despite that, many cancer patients do not quit smoking after a cancer diagnosis, and smoking cessation counselling is still not routinely provided in cancer care. The aim of this study is to examine patterns in smoking cessation counselling to cancer patients by their treating physicians.

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Purpose: Examining the association of breast cancer (BC) symptom awareness with time to help seeking and exploring barriers to timely presentation may enhance the effectiveness of BC awareness campaigns and early detection efforts. This study aimed to assess the anticipated time for seeking medical advice when experiencing a potential BC symptom among women in Palestine and to identify their barriers to early presentation.

Materials And Methods: A convenience sampling method was used to recruit adult women from hospitals, primary health care facilities, and public areas across 11 governorates in Palestine.

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Cutaneous fungal infections affect millions around the world. However, severe, multi-resistant fungal infections are increasingly being reported over the past years. As a result of the high rate of resistance which urged for drug repurposing, statins were studied and found to have multiple pleiotropic effects, especially when combined with other already-existing drugs.

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