Analysis of clinical practices in bublic and private sectors applied to gynecological cancer patiants in Syria : pilot study

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Objective : Cancer is forming an increasing danger on health and women’s life especially with the absence of control and treatment strategies.

This study aims at describing treatments of patients with cancer tumor since treatment starting in public and private sectors.

Methods : This study is a descriptive, qualitative and prospective one ; it was conducted at the department of tumors in the University Maternity in Damascus from January 2010 to April 2010 using questionnaires prepared especially for study purposes.

The data were collected during interviews with 36 women with malignant tumors, and all reports were reviewed to study the kind of tumor and its stage in addition to the sequence of offered treatments starting from first patient’s contact with the service providers taking into consideration ethical issues.

Results : The results showed a delay in providing medical services and medical malpractice in the field of gynecological cancer.

Furthermore, there was no conforming to international criteria of treatment ; medical services are also fragmented and non-integrated between public and private sectors.

Conclusions : The summary shows that there is an urgent need to restructure medical treatment services for female cancer patients, continuous training as well as rehabilitating enough number of gynecologists on country level to raise quality of medical services of gynecological cancer.