Hamadeh Randah R, Borgan Saif M, Sibai Abla M
Department of Family & Community Medicine, College of Medicine & Medical Sciences, Arabian Gulf University, Manama, Bahrain.
Department of Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, USA.
Sultan Qaboos Univ Med J. 2017 May;17(2):e147-e154. doi: 10.18295/squmj.2016.17.02.003. Epub 2017 Jun 20.
This review aimed to examine trends in cancer research in the Arab world and identify existing research gaps. A search of the MEDLINE® database (National Library of Medicine, Bethesda, Maryland, USA) was undertaken for all cancer-related publications published between January 2000 and December 2013 from seven countries, including Bahrain, Kuwait, Iraq, Lebanon, Morocco, Palestine and Sudan. A total of 1,773 articles were identified, with a significant increase in yearly publications over time ( <0.005). Only 30.6% of the publications included subjects over the age of 50 years old. There was a dearth of cross-sectional/correlational studies (8.8%), randomised controlled trials (2.4%) and systematic reviews/meta-analyses (1.3%). Research exploring cancer associations mainly considered social and structural determinants of health (27.1%), followed by behavioural risk factors (14.1%), particularly tobacco use. Overall, more cancer research is needed in the Arab world, particularly analytical studies with high-quality evidence and those focusing on older age groups and associations with physical activity and diet.
本综述旨在研究阿拉伯世界癌症研究的趋势，并找出现有研究差距。对美国国立医学图书馆位于马里兰州贝塞斯达的MEDLINE®数据库进行了检索，查找2000年1月至2013年12月期间来自巴林、科威特、伊拉克、黎巴嫩、摩洛哥、巴勒斯坦和苏丹这七个国家的所有癌症相关出版物。共识别出1773篇文章，随着时间推移，年度出版物数量显著增加（<0.005）。只有30.6%的出版物涉及50岁以上的研究对象。横断面/相关性研究（8.8%）、随机对照试验（2.4%）和系统评价/荟萃分析（1.3%）数量匮乏。探索癌症关联的研究主要考虑健康的社会和结构决定因素（27.1%），其次是行为风险因素（14.1%），尤其是烟草使用。总体而言，阿拉伯世界需要更多的癌症研究，特别是高质量证据的分析性研究，以及关注老年群体以及与身体活动和饮食关联的研究。
