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Chowdhury MZI, Mubin N, Mohib T, Chowdhury N, Chowdhury TF, Laskar AMH, Sultana S, Raihan M, Turin TC. Cancer screening research in Bangladesh: Insights from a scoping review. Glob Public Health 2024; 19:2351186. [PMID: 38752425 DOI: 10.1080/17441692.2024.2351186] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2023] [Accepted: 04/29/2024] [Indexed: 06/14/2024]
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This scoping review summarises the findings of research conducted on cancer screening in Bangladesh, including the prevalence, awareness, barriers, and evaluation of screening programmes, by performing a comprehensive search of electronic databases and gray literature. 25 studies that met inclusion criteria were included in the final analysis. Most of the studies were about screening for cervical cancer, were quantitative, were cross-sectional, and were conducted in hospital settings. The main challenges to screening uptake were shyness, fear, a lack of knowledge, and an inadequate understanding of the concept of screening. Visual inspection with acetic acid (VIA) was found to be a simple and cost-efficient way to detect early-stage cervical cancer. However, breast self-examination (BSE) was reported to be insufficient. Education was found to have a positive impact on cancer screening knowledge and practice, but more needs to be done to improve screening rates, such as the utilisation of media, particularly in rural areas. The results of this scoping review highlight Bangladesh's low cancer screening prevalence and uptake and suggest that targeted awareness campaigns and enhanced access to screening services are required to increase cancer screening uptake and reduce the cancer burden in Bangladesh.
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- Mohammad Ziaul Islam Chowdhury
- Department of Psychiatry, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada
- Department of General Educational Development, Daffodil International University, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- Department of Radiotherapy, Dhaka Medical College Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada
- Department of Family Medicine, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada
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- Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada
- Department of Family Medicine, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada
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- School of Health Sciences, Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant, MI, USA
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- Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada
- Department of Family Medicine, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada
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- Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada
- Department of Family Medicine, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada
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Moorthi C, Krishnan K, Manavalan R, Kathiresan K. Preparation and characterization of curcumin-piperine dual drug loaded nanoparticles. Asian Pac J Trop Biomed 2015; 2:841-8. [PMID: 23569859 DOI: 10.1016/s2221-1691(12)60241-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2012] [Revised: 08/29/2012] [Accepted: 11/28/2012] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE To prepare curcumin-piperine (Cu-Pi) nanoparticles by various methods and to study the effect of various manufacturing parameters on Cu-Pi nanoparticles and to identify a suitable method for the preparation of Cu-Pi nanoparticles to overcome oral bioavailability and cancer cell targeting limitations in the treatment of cancer. METHODS Cu-Pi nanoparticles were prepared by thin film hydration method, solid dispersion method, emulsion polymerization method and Fessi method. Optimization was carried out to study the effect of various manufacturing parameter on the Cu-Pi nanoparticles. RESULTS Out of four methods, Fessi method produced a minimum average particle size of 85.43 nm with a polydispersity index of 0.183 and zeta potential of 29.7 mV. Change of organic solvent (acetone or ethanol) did not have any significant effect on Cu-Pi nanoparticles. However, increase in sonication time, stirring speed, viscosity, use of 1:10:10 ratio of drug/polymer/surfactant, and use of anionic surfactant or combination of anionic surfactant with cationic polymer or combination of non-ionic surfactant with cationic polymer had a significant effect on Cu-Pi nanoparticles. CONCLUSIONS Cu-Pi nanoparticles coated with PEG containing copolymer produced by Fessi method had a minimum average particle size, excellent polydispersity index and optimal zeta potential which fall within the acceptable limits of the study. This dual nanoparticulate drug delivery system appears to be promising to overcome oral bioavailability and cancer cell targeting limitations in the treatment of cancer.
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- C Moorthi
- Department of Pharmacy, Annamalai University, Annamalai Nagar, Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu, India
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Borna N, Tabassum S, Jahan M, Munshi S, Unnesa A. Genotyping of High Risk Human Papillomavirus (HPV) among cervical precancer and cancer patients. ACTA MEDICA INTERNATIONAL 2015. [DOI: 10.5530/ami.2015.1.5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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