Breast cancer survival improved in Gaza between 2017–2020

A recent study shines light on the treatment and survival outcomes for women with breast cancer in Gaza before the current conflict. While over half of reported diagnoses were made at advanced stages, a high short-term survival rate was discovered, highlighting the positive impact of international investment and collaboration in recent years before the conflict. The paper, published in JCO Oncology and authored by Dr. Shaymaa Alwaheidi and Professors Richard Sullivan and Elizabeth Davies, looks at women in Gaza who were diagnosed with breast cancer between 2017 and 2018. It describes the careful follow up of women using paper medical Read More