Hajar Al-Hinai, Physiotherapist from the Holistic Care Department, SQCCCRC has significantly contributed to authoring a research chapter in the book “A Comprehensive Guide to Exercise Medicine,” authored by Dr. Hidetaka Hamasaki, MD, Internist and President of Hamasaki Clinic. The book was published by IntechOpen, a leading global publisher of Journals and Books within the fields of Science, Technology and Medicine and the preferred choice of over 60,000 authors worldwide.
Management of gynaecological cancers require integrated multi-disciplinary care. Besides the gynaecological, medical and radiation oncologists, multidisciplinary management requires clinical nurse specialists, geneticists and counsellors, psychiatrists, palliative care specialists, clinical pharmacists, clinical nutritionists, and physiotherapists. Using the case study of a patient who underwent treatment at the SQCCCRC, we write to highlight the role and importance of integrating physiotherapy in the overall management of patients with gynaecological cancers.
Improving the quality of life for cancer patients (living with cancer: beyond survival).
Diagnosing cancer presents enormous challenges, affecting not only physical health but also emotional, social, and spiritual health. Recognizing this, quality of life has become a key focus in cancer care, intending to help patients live well alongside treatment and recovery.
The Sultan Qaboos Comprehensive Cancer Care and Research Centre (SQCCCRC) concluded a training course program developing the skills of social workers. This comes as part of SQCCCRC’s efforts to empower the social worker at a clinical level and enrich their knowledge and skills in the management of cancer patients.
The Center paid great attention to activate the role of the social worker at the clinical/medical level, a service that distinguishes the Center due to its commitment to providing integrated care for cancer patients.
Stigma has been defined as a process in which a person is perceived as a broken, labelled collection of several parts, rather than a whole human entity (Goffman,1963). Linked with stigma are feelings of shame and inferiority (Lim & Tan, 2014; Noroozi et al., 2018). Stigma can be associated with any phenomenon or characteristic that members of a society look down upon. Stigma associated with an illness is typically projected upon people suffering from a certain illness (Scambler, 2009).
Nicotine, a stimulant in many products like cigars and cigarettes, creates a pleasurable sensation that can lead to addiction. Social pressures play an essential role in the emergence of smoking addiction, as it relates to people having social acceptance. And over time, the different external factors create an environment that promotes smoking despite its negative effect on health and its serious consequences.
The Sultan Qaboos Comprehensive Cancer Care and Research Centre (SQCCCRC), represented by the Interventional Pain Management Team at the Palliative Care Department, confirmed the success of the first-of-its-kind surgery to inject medication to control chronic pain associated with cancer for a patient in Oman.
Pain is the first sign of cancer for many patients, and early diagnosis is critical for survival; So don’t underestimate any kind of pain and report back to your doctor immediately.
Do not let pain become severe to tell you that you have cancer, prevention and early diagnosis can defeat cancer.
Cancer pain can be defined as a complex sensation that reflects both the damage to the body and the body’s response to damage.
Physiotherapy and rehabilitation play an important role in the recovery process of a cancer patient. Here, we approach this treatment, its fields and goals through an interview with Mr. Sulaiman Saif Al Alawi – Head of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation Department at Sultan Qaboos Comprehensive Cancer Care and Research Center.
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