Thweib Nasser
Al-Sadeel Society for Palliative Care for Cancer Patients, Bethlehem, West Bank, Palestinian National Authority, Bethlehem.
J Pediatr Hematol Oncol. 2011 Apr;33 Suppl 1:S68-9. doi: 10.1097/MPH.0b013e3182122438.
Cancer is known to be one of the worst diseases on the planet; it highly affects Palestinians; it is the third leading cause of death in Palestine. The main purpose of the research is to highlight the concept of Quality of Life (QOL) for Palestinian cancer patients through providing an understanding about influences of cancer and chemotherapy on QOL of cancer patient. QOL was measured using European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer questionnaire EORTC QLQ-C30 (version 3.0) which founded to be valid and reliable in diverse cultures, including, the United Arab Emirates, Iran, Turkey, Japan, India, China, Korea, and Nigeria. Results about QOL were low in all aspects; most of them were less than the half of full function, and, more intense symptoms and negative effects were found to be in Palestinian cancer patients.
癌症是地球上最严重的疾病之一；它对巴勒斯坦人影响极大；是巴勒斯坦第三大死因。该研究的主要目的是通过让人们了解癌症和化疗对癌症患者生活质量的影响，来突出巴勒斯坦癌症患者的生活质量（QOL）概念。使用欧洲癌症研究与治疗组织问卷EORTC QLQ - C30（第3.0版）来测量生活质量，该问卷在包括阿联酋、伊朗、土耳其、日本、印度、中国、韩国和尼日利亚在内的多种文化中被认定为有效且可靠。生活质量在各个方面的结果都很低；大多数方面都不到完全功能的一半，并且发现巴勒斯坦癌症患者有更强烈的症状和负面影响。
