The United Arab
Emirates has once again excelled in the field of medical science with its
latest treatment plan for Breast Cancer.
The officials
have found unique breast cancer mutations in Arab women and that will help them
and other medical professionals to deliver personalised treatment to these
women which will also be essential in increasing survival rates.
The remarkable
study, which included 87 women from across the region, has been concluded after
five years of hard work. The study started in 2016 and was only recently
concluded by the experts.
The two companies
invested in knowing more about the information after genetic mutations were
detected in women from countries like the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, Egypt,
Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Sudan, Syria and
Tunisia. The experts analysed that Arab women had a different genetic mutation
when compared to the rest of wetsern countries when talking about breast
cancer.
The basis of the
treatment plan is dominated by genetic practices and that could affect the way
women respond to the treatment. “This research shows the UAE is making strong
steps forward in the war on breast cancer,”Prof Humaid Al Shamsi, president of
the Emirates Cancer Society.
Al Shamsi is the
one who is responsible for having led this breakthrough treatment plan that
would also help future generations to come up with specialised procedures. The
medical professional also stated that when the study was done, they found out
that some of the women responded better to chemotherapy while others required a
targeted type of immunotherapy.
The treatment
plan of each woman will be different and it will be specific according to the
genes that the doctors are dealing with during this time. “Some respond better
to chemotherapy, while others may require targeted therapy or immunotherapy,”
stressed the medical expert.
It is a huge deal for the UAE especially because
Breast cancer is the most common tumour found in women in the nation. The
officials were engaged with studying about this tumor and gene mutation and
finally saw a breakthrough development, further highlighting the competence of
the UAE in the healthcare sector.
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