Rakan Mohammed Ahmed Alhuwaydi
General practitioner, King Abdulaziz Specialist Hospital, Sakaka, Saudi Arabia
Publications
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Research Article
ROLE OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS IN COLORECTAL CANCER DETECTION AND PREVENTION: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW
Author(s): Anas Salem Alnasiri*, Faisal Saleh Khalifah Alkhalifah, Radhi Nasser S Alkubaidan, Rakan Mohammed Ahmed Alhuwaydi, Saleh Mohammed saleh Alotaibi, Ahmed Khalid Ahmed Aljabbab, Mohammed Abdullah Marzouq Alhadi, Muath Mohammed S AlZunaydi and Mamdouh Madallah A Alsirhani
Objectives: To investigate literature on the role of family physicians (FPs) related to colorectal cancer (CRC) detection and prevention. Methods: A total of 513 pertinent publications were found after a comprehensive search across four databases. 46 full-text publications were examined after duplicates were eliminated using Rayyan QCRI and relevance was checked; six studies finally satisfied the requirements for inclusion. Results: We included six studies with a total of 15,601 participants and more than half of them 9104 (58.4%) were females. The results indicate that PCPs play a pivotal role in CRC screening through counseling, patient education, and the use of diverse screening tools. Effective communication and systematic patient education were found to enhance screening adherence. However, barriers such as in.. Read More»