Measuring Secondhand Smoke in Muscat, Oman

Objectives: Tis study aimed to measure exposure to secondhand smoke (SHS) and assess venue compliance with the municipal Law against smoking indoors in public places in Muscat, Oman. Methods: Following the selection of...

Selective Use of 18F-Fluorodeoxyglucose-Positron Emission Tomography and Computed Tomography in the Management of Metastatic Disease from Colorectal Cancer Results from a regional centre

Objectives: Computed tomography (CT) scans are routinely used for primary staging and disease surveillance in patients with colorectal cancer. However, these scans have limited sensitivity in some organs and can only d...

Cancer Research in the Arab World A review of publications from seven countries between 2000–2013

Tis 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...

Improving Outcomes in Advanced Lung Cancer Maintenance therapy in non-small-cell lung carcinoma

Systemic chemotherapy has remained the traditional treatment for metastatic non-small-cell lung carcinoma (NSCLC), enhancing survival rate at 1 year to 29%. Te median survival had plateaued at around 10 months until ea...

Flesh-Eating Disease An experience of necrotizing fasciitis