Prostate Cancer Awareness in the Middle East: A Cross-Sectional International Study.

Purpose: Prostate cancer has emerged as a significant public health challenge in the Middle East, characterized by rising incidence rates and a concerning mortality-to-incidence ratio. Yet, despite these alarming trends, data regarding prostate cancer awareness in the region remain limited. To address this critical knowledge gap, this study investigates prostate cancer awareness within the Middle East.

Prostate cancer presentation and management in the Middle East.

Background: Although prostate cancer is a prevalent malignancy worldwide, its clinical presentation and management in the Middle East are not well-documented. This study aims to provide insights into the initial clinical presentation and management of prostate cancer in this region.

Methods: A retrospective review was conducted on seven institutional databases from six Middle Eastern countries, including Türkiye, Lebanon, Iraq, Syria, Bahrain, and Jordan, to identify patients diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2021.

Radiation Oncologists' Approach to Rectosigmoid Junction Tumors in Turkey: The Turkish Society for Radiation Oncology Gastrointestinal Group Survey Study (TROD 02-007).

Background/aims: The objective was to determine the preferences and perspectives regarding preoperative evaluation and treatment strategies for rectosigmoid junction cancer among radiation oncologists using a questionnaire survey.

Materials And Methods: Since defining the correct origin of the neoplasm is essential in tailoring the most appropriate treatment scheme in the rectosigmoid junction region, we surveyed Turkish radiation oncologists about clinical decisions in rectosigmoid junction cancer patients via a 20-point questionnaire.

Results: Based on responses from 130 radiation oncologists surveyed across the country, 119 (91.

Evaluation of the Pelvic Floor of Women with Breast Cancer Using Tamoxifen by Transperineal 3D Ultrasonography.

Objective: This study aimed to investigate the anatomical changes in the pelvic floor of women with breast cancer using tamoxifen by transperineal 3D ultrasonography and their effect on the urinary incontinence and sexual dysfunction.

Methods: Ninety-four patients with breast cancer using TAM in the study group and ninety-five healthy women of the same age in the control group were included in this prospective cohort study. Female Sexual Function Index and Incontinence Questionnaire-Short Form scales were applied to both groups.

Immobilization techniques' influence on treatment plan results in postmastectomy radiotherapy.

Purpose: To compare different immobilization devices used for chest wall and nodal irradiation in breast cancer dosimetrically.

Materials And Methods: All patients with left-sided breast cancer received chest wall and lymphatic irradiation. Treatment plans were created for radiotherapy in single arm (SA) lift board, double arm (DA) lift board, and wing board (WB) positions.

Effect of dose constraint on the thyroid gland during locoregional intensity-modulated radiotherapy in breast cancer patients.

The aim of the present study was to compare radiation dose received by thyroid gland using different radiotherapy (RT) techniques with or without thyroid dose constraint (DC) for breast cancer patients. Computerized tomography (CT) image sets for 10 patients with breast cancer were selected. All patients were treated originally with opposite tangential field-in field (FinF) for the chest wall and anteroposterior fields for the ipsilateral supraclavicular field.

Survival and prognostic factors in limited stage small cell lung cancer: A retrospective study from northeast Turkey.

Aim Of The Study: The purposes of this retrospective study were to identify survival rates for limited stage small cell lung cancer (LD-SCLC) and analyze treatment outcomes and influencing factors on survival.

Materials And Methods: We conducted data from patients diagnosed with LD.SCLC between January 1998 and December 2012 at our institution.

Adjuvant radiotherapy in stage 1 seminoma: Evaluation of prognostic factors and results of survival.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the prognostic factors affecting overall survival (OS), cause-specific survival (CSS), progression-free survival (PFS), and survival among patients undergoing adjuvant radiotherapy (RT) for stage-1 seminoma.

Materials And Methods: Between August 1997 and May 2013, 68 patients diagnosed with stage-1 seminoma were retrospectively evaluated. The median age was 39 (24-74) years.

Long-term results of a concomitant boost radiotherapy technique for elderly patients with muscle-ınvasive bladder cancer.

Objectives: To evaluate the long-term clinical efficacy and toxicity of concomitant boost radiotherapy (CBRT) in elderly patients with invasive bladder cancer.

Methods And Materials: Elderly patients (n=188; mean 75-year-old, range 70-91 years; 88.3% male/11.

Prospective Randomized Comparison of the Effectiveness of Radiation Therapy and Local Steroid Injection for the Treatment of Plantar Fasciitis.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to conduct a randomized trial of radiation therapy for plantar fasciitis and to compare radiation therapy with local steroid injections.

Methods And Materials: Between March 2013 and April 2014, 128 patients with plantar fasciitis were randomized to receive radiation therapy (total dose of 6.0 Gy applied in 6 fractions of 1.

Long-term outcomes in treatment of invasive bladder cancer with concomitant boost and accelerated hyperfractionated radiation therapy.

Purpose: The aim of this study was to evaluate the long-term clinical efficacy and toxicity of concomitant boost and accelerated hyperfractionated radiation therapy (CBAHRT) in patients with invasive bladder cancer.

Methods And Materials: Between October 1997 and September 2012, 334 patients with diagnoses of invasive bladder cancer were selected. These patients received CBAHRT as a bladder-conserving approach.