Cancer Science & Therapy

Hosam Darweish

Publications

• Research Article
  Factors Affecting Survival in Egyptian Patients Suffering from Urinary Bladder Cancer: A Multicenter Retrospective Study
  Author(s): Ahmed Aly Nagy, Hosam Darweish, Hend M. Hamdey Rashed Elkalla, Heba Abdu-allah, Lamiaa Moustafa Ahmed, Ebtehal Mohamed Salah and Rasha HaggagAhmed Aly Nagy, Hosam Darweish, Hend M. Hamdey Rashed Elkalla, Heba Abdu-allah, Lamiaa Moustafa Ahmed, Ebtehal Mohamed Salah and Rasha Haggag
  
  Background: Bladder cancer is the second most common malignancy among Egyptian males. Patients and methods: To investigate the factors affecting survival in Egyptian patients suffering from urinary bladder cancer, we analyzed the geographical patterns of 564 bladder cancers patients from Oncology Departments of Ain Shams University, Mansoura University, Zagazig University and Damietta oncology centerover a period of 7 years between January 2006 and September 2013. Results: Among the included 564 patients, Males represented 72.5% of the patients. While, 27.5% were female with a male to female ratio of 2.6, 227 patients presented with non-metastatic and 337 patients with metastatic urinary bladder cancer. Grade III was found in 36% of our patients and 60% of them had stage IV. Mean DFS was (9.15 ± 0.5) and (4... Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/1948-5956.1000513

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