Exploring prostate cancer experiences among Jordanian Muslim men

Exploring prostate cancer experiences among Jordanain Muslim men

10.26686/wgtn.16702780.v1 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

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Abdulmalik Hasanain

Keyword(s):

Prostate Cancer ◽

Middle Eastern ◽

Healthcare Providers ◽

Theoretical Framework ◽

Illness Narrative ◽

Theoretical Concepts ◽

Biographical Disruption ◽

Muslim Men ◽

Cancer Experience ◽

Analytical Approaches

Over the last decade, prostate cancer has been the most common cancer among men around the world. This study explores the experiences of this illness among a group of Jordanian Muslim men. The study aims to identify the impacts and challenges these men face throughout their experiences with cancer. Through the exploration, the study also focuses on the effects of these impacts and challenges on the men’s bodies, lives, and their identity, particularly gender. The study used ‘biographical disruption’ and ‘liminality’ theoretical concepts of illness narrative and the works of Connell (2000, 2002, 2005) on gender as a theoretical framework. It adopted a qualitative narrative approach in order to understand this cancer experience among these men. Fifteen Jordanian Muslim men, who had been treated with radiotherapy and hormonal therapy, were recruited, and interviewed to narrate their stories with prostate cancer. Three narrative analytical approaches (thematic, holistic form, and Bamberg’s positioning model) were used and integrated with the study’s theoretical framework for analysing the men’s stories. Five main key findings resulted from the analysis as follows. First, there is a range of common and specific disruptive impacts and challenges facing these men compared with other men who have similar experiences. Second, there are differing experiences of prostate cancer among these men across the cancer trajectory and over time. Third, the family of the affected men are involved and become a part of this illness experience along with the direct involvement of the healthcare providers with the men. Fourth, there are interactions and influences between the cancer experience and the men’s masculinity. Fifth, the complexity of this experience has an influence on the men’s identity as Jordanian Muslim men. The study, therefore, adds to the existing knowledge about the experience of prostate cancer by understanding how it can be from (Jordanian) Arabic Middle Eastern and Islamic contexts. The study concludes with implications and recommendations for nursing practice, for education, and for illness narrative and narrative research.

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Exploring prostate cancer experiences among Jordanain Muslim men

10.26686/wgtn.16702780 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

◽

Abdulmalik Hasanain

Keyword(s):

Prostate Cancer ◽

Middle Eastern ◽

Healthcare Providers ◽

Theoretical Framework ◽

Illness Narrative ◽

Theoretical Concepts ◽

Biographical Disruption ◽

Muslim Men ◽

Cancer Experience ◽

Analytical Approaches

Over the last decade, prostate cancer has been the most common cancer among men around the world. This study explores the experiences of this illness among a group of Jordanian Muslim men. The study aims to identify the impacts and challenges these men face throughout their experiences with cancer. Through the exploration, the study also focuses on the effects of these impacts and challenges on the men’s bodies, lives, and their identity, particularly gender. The study used ‘biographical disruption’ and ‘liminality’ theoretical concepts of illness narrative and the works of Connell (2000, 2002, 2005) on gender as a theoretical framework. It adopted a qualitative narrative approach in order to understand this cancer experience among these men. Fifteen Jordanian Muslim men, who had been treated with radiotherapy and hormonal therapy, were recruited, and interviewed to narrate their stories with prostate cancer. Three narrative analytical approaches (thematic, holistic form, and Bamberg’s positioning model) were used and integrated with the study’s theoretical framework for analysing the men’s stories. Five main key findings resulted from the analysis as follows. First, there is a range of common and specific disruptive impacts and challenges facing these men compared with other men who have similar experiences. Second, there are differing experiences of prostate cancer among these men across the cancer trajectory and over time. Third, the family of the affected men are involved and become a part of this illness experience along with the direct involvement of the healthcare providers with the men. Fourth, there are interactions and influences between the cancer experience and the men’s masculinity. Fifth, the complexity of this experience has an influence on the men’s identity as Jordanian Muslim men. The study, therefore, adds to the existing knowledge about the experience of prostate cancer by understanding how it can be from (Jordanian) Arabic Middle Eastern and Islamic contexts. The study concludes with implications and recommendations for nursing practice, for education, and for illness narrative and narrative research.

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Partner Understanding of the Breast and Prostate Cancer Experience

Cancer Nursing ◽

10.1097/00002820-200106000-00010 ◽

2001 ◽

Vol 24 (3) ◽

pp. 231-239 ◽

Cited By ~ 70

Author(s):

Linda E. Carlson ◽

Nicki Ottenbreit ◽

Mereille St. Pierre ◽

Barry D. Bultz

Keyword(s):

Prostate Cancer ◽

Breast And Prostate Cancer ◽

Cancer Experience

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Robotic radical prostatectomy in high-risk prostate cancer: Experience in 70 patients

European Urology Supplements ◽

10.1016/s1569-9056(16)15169-3 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 15 (7) ◽

pp. 210

Author(s):

A.E. Canda ◽

A.F. Atmaca ◽

M. Keske ◽

D. Kamaci ◽

M.D. Balbay ◽

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Keyword(s):

Prostate Cancer ◽

High Risk ◽

Radical Prostatectomy ◽

Robotic Radical Prostatectomy ◽

High Risk Prostate Cancer ◽

Risk Prostate Cancer ◽

Cancer Experience

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Validation of sentinel lymph node dissection in prostate cancer: experience in more than 2,000 patients

European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging ◽

10.1007/s00259-009-1157-2 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 36 (9) ◽

pp. 1377-1382 ◽

Cited By ~ 87

Author(s):

G. Holl ◽

R. Dorn ◽

H. Wengenmair ◽

D. Weckermann ◽

J. Sciuk

Keyword(s):

Prostate Cancer ◽

Lymph Node ◽

Sentinel Lymph Node ◽

Lymph Node Dissection ◽

Sentinel Lymph Node Dissection ◽

Node Dissection ◽

Cancer Experience

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PO-187 BRACHYTHERAPY FOR PROSTATE CANCER: EXPERIENCE IN LDR AND HDR IRRADIATION

Radiotherapy and Oncology ◽

10.1016/s0167-8140(12)72153-9 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 103 ◽

pp. S76

Author(s):

I. Albitskiy ◽

S. Ivanov ◽

A. Pavlov ◽

G. Panshin ◽

P. Datsenko ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Prostate Cancer ◽

Cancer Experience

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Molecular Characterization of Prostate Cancer in Middle Eastern Population Highlights Differences with Western Populations with Prognostic Implication

10.21203/rs.2.17590/v1 ◽

2019 ◽

Author(s):

Ramy A. Abdelsalam ◽

Ibrahim Khalifeh ◽

Alan Box ◽

Maria Kalantarian ◽

Sunita Ghosh ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Prostate Cancer ◽

Middle Eastern ◽

Genomic Alteration ◽

Published Data ◽

Lower Grade ◽

Eastern Population ◽

Western Population ◽

Pten Loss ◽

Middle Eastern Population ◽

Grade Groups

Abstract Background To investigate the incidence and prognostication of ERG, PTEN and SPINK1 protein expressions in prostate cancer cohort of Middle Eastern descent in comparison to published data from Western populationMethods Immunohistochemistry for ERG, PTEN and SPINK1 was performed in cohort of localized PCa (n=340). Data correlated to pathological and clinical outcomes and compared to Western populations.Results ERG expression and PTEN loss noted in 123/288 (42.7%) and 91/297 (30.6%) of patients, respectively. SPINK1 expression assessed in subset of cases, noted in 6/150 (4%) of patients. Only ERG expression was associated with grade groups, being more common in lower grade groups (1-3 vs 4-5; p=0.04). In contrast to Western population, PTEN loss foci were more likely to be ERG negative, observed in 81% of tumor foci and patients with PTEN neg/ERG pos were more likely to exhibit biochemical recurrence (OR 2.831; 95% CI: 1.10-726, p=0.03). This association remained significant in multivariate analysis (OR 2.68; 95% CI: 0.98-7.33, p=0.05), after adjusting for GG, path stage and surgical margin.Conclusion This study documents significant differences in key molecular events in PCa in Middle Eastern population compared to Western populations that could explain differences in PCa incidence, progression and prognostication. ERG, PTEN and SPINK1 genomic alteration occur less frequently and the enrichment of ERG for PTEN loss is not observed. Additionally, patients with combined PTEN loss/ERG positive are at highest rate for BCR vs North American Caucasian population where PTEN loss alone seems to be associated with the worst clinical outcome. The data presented here further support differences in clonal evolution between Middle Eastern and Western population in relation to PCa and add further insight to understanding PCa molecular pathways.

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Do Patients with Prostate Cancer Benefit from Exercise Interventions? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph19020972 ◽

2022 ◽

Vol 19 (2) ◽

pp. 972

Author(s):

Martin Færch Andersen ◽

Julie Midtgaard ◽

Eik Dybboe Bjerre

Keyword(s):

Prostate Cancer ◽

Aerobic Exercise ◽

Meta Analysis ◽

Healthcare Providers ◽

Cardiovascular Fitness ◽

Metabolic Health ◽

Whole Body ◽

Exercise Interventions ◽

General Mental Health ◽

General Physical

Men diagnosed and treated for prostate cancer experience severe adverse effects on quality of life (QoL) and metabolic health, some of which may be preventable or reversible with exercise, the benefits of which healthcare providers and patients increasingly acknowledge, though existing evidence on its effects varies in significance and magnitude. We aimed to review the effect of exercise on QoL and metabolic health in a broad prostate cancer population. A systematic search was conducted in nine databases and eligible trials were included in the meta-analytic procedure. All outcomes were stratified into aerobic exercise, resistance exercise, and a combination of both. The review identified 33 randomised controlled trials (2567 participants) eligible for inclusion. Exercise had a borderline small positive effect on cancer-specific QoL (standardised mean difference (SMD) = 0.10, 95% confidence interval (CI) −0.01–0.22), and a moderate to large effect on cardiovascular fitness (SMD = 0.46, 95% CI 0.34–0.59) with aerobic exercise being the superior modality (SMD = 0.60, 95% CI 0.29–0.90). A positive significant effect was seen in lower body strength, whole-body fat mass, general mental health, and blood pressure. No significant effect was seen in fatigue, lean body mass, and general physical health. We thereby conclude that exercise is effective in improving metabolic health in men diagnosed with prostate cancer, with aerobic exercise as the superior modality. The effect of exercise on QoL was small and not mediated by choice of exercise modality.

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Becoming Archaeologist

Assembling Archaeology ◽

10.1093/oso/9780198784258.003.0002 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 26-54

Author(s):

Hannah Cobb ◽

Karina Croucher

Keyword(s):

Critical Pedagogy ◽

Teaching And Learning ◽

Theoretical Framework ◽

Theoretical Concepts ◽

Material Turn

This chapter introduces the theoretical concepts at the heart of our argument, beginning with a discussion of critical pedagogy, then demonstrating how archaeology requires its own pedagogic principles. It discusses the material components of archaeological teaching and learning, emphasizing how archaeological learning takes place in multiple locations and through different experiences, and argues that these are not disconnected, but that each feeds into and shapes one another. The chapter then argues that archaeology’s material turn provides a useful place to start re-thinking the materiality of archaeological pedagogy, and new materialist developments within archaeology are reviewed. Also discussed is the broader pedagogic literature, such as rhizomatic learning and the notion of ‘becoming’ in pedagogy. The chapter finally sets out the theoretical framework for the book, arguing that viewing the multiple assemblages of teaching and learning as composed of a range of material and human constituents, we produce a new understanding of processes of archaeological education.

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