Open AccessClinical and Epidemiologic Characteristics of Castration Resistant Prostate Cancer Patients in Sulaimaniyah, Iraqi Kurdistan
Author(s) -
Khalid Anwar Hama Ghareeb,
Zahira M. Gad,
NohaAwad,
Mohammed Ibrahim Mohialdeen Gubari,
Jwan Jalal Rasheed shwana Shwana,
ShuannShwana,
Fattah Hama Rahim Fattah,
Blind Goran Mustafa Al Talabani,
Safeen Rasul Ali,
Dlovan Ali Taha,
Barham M. M. Salih,
Shaho Osman Mahmood
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
international journal of research in pharmaceutical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 0975-7538
DOI - 10.26452/ijrps.v11i3.2528
Subject(s) - medicine , prostate cancer , cancer , test (biology) , descriptive statistics , retrospective cohort study , cohort , gynecology , demography , paleontology , biology , statistics , mathematics , sociology
Prostate cancer is prevalent among men aged over 65 and has been reported as the fourth most common cause of mortality of males all over the world. In addition to age, family history, and race, there are some lifestyle features such as diet, obesity, alcohol, and smoking are believed to play a role in its development. The present study was carried out in order to examine the clinical and epidemiologic characteristics of castration-resistant prostate cancer patients identify predictive factors for development of resistance to hormonal therapy. The present retrospective cohort study was carried out on 150 patients who were diagnosed with prostate cancer at Hiwa Cancer hospital in Sulaimania, Iraqi Kurdistan over the period of 2009-2014. Required data were collected using face-to-face or phone interviews using a questionnaire and the patients’ hospital records. The collected data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, one-sample Kolmogorov-Smirnov test, independent samples t-test, Mann Whitney test, and Pearson’s Chi-square test through SPSS 20.0.