Ahmed A Alzahrani

College of Medicine, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Publications

• Research Article   
  Patients Satisfaction with the Breast Cancer Screening Program in King Abdulaziz Medical City, Jeddah
  Author(s): Razaz M Wali*, Abdulrahman M Alganawi, Ahmed A Alzahrani, Ahmed B Ibrahim, Moaffaq M Mahdi, Riyadh M Alloqmani and Sultan S Allam
  
  Background: Breast cancer is the primary cause of cancer deaths among women worldwide. It is also the most prevalent malignancy among Saudi Arabian women, accounting for 25.8% of all female malignancies. A mammogram is a screening intervention that can detect breast cancer before clinical signs or symptoms are evident, and they can thus help decrease breast cancer–related mortality. In 2018, King Abdulaziz Medical City (KAMC) launched a pilot program for breast cancer screening among women ≥ 40-year-old age. The present study's purpose was to assess patient satisfaction with this pilot program. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in the Specialized Polyclinic of the Primary Healthcare Center of KAMC in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, to assess women ≥ 40-year-old age satisfaction with a new breast cancer screening program. Data analysis was conducted using S.. Read More»