Utilization of radiation therapy and predictors of noncompliance among Syrian refugees in Turkey

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Sayan M., Eren M. F., Kilic S. S., Kotek A., Kaplan S. O., Duran O., ...Daha Fazla

BMC CANCER, cilt.22, sa.1, 2022 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 22 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2022
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1186/s12885-022-09558-5
  • Dergi Adı: BMC CANCER
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, CAB Abstracts, CINAHL, EMBASE, MEDLINE, Veterinary Science Database, Directory of Open Access Journals
  • Erciyes Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Background: Access to cancer care is a problem that continues to plague refugees displaced from their home countries. The turbulent political crisis in Syria, which has led to millions of refugees seeking asylum in Turkey, merits further attention. We aimed to study the rate of utilization of radiation therapy among Syrian refugees with cancer living in Turkey in an attempt to identify the contributing factors predictive of non-compliance with prescribed RT.