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Rafid A. Abood

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Impact of Comorbidities on Survival Among Patients with Chronic Myeloid Leukaemia Using the Charlson Comorbidity Index: Retrospective study from Basra, Iraq

Rafid A. Abood, Hasson M. Hasson, Asaad A. Saleh et al. · Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal · 2025 · 10.18295/squmj.2019.19.03.010

Objectives: In chronic diseases, comorbidities are known to have a strong negative association with overall survival (OS). This study aimed to use the Charlson Comorbidity Index (CCI) to examine the effect of comorbidities on OS among patients with chronic myeloid leukaemia (CML) treated with tyrosine kinase inhibitors …

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Epidemiology of Different Types of Cancers Reported in Basra, Iraq

Rafid A. Abood, Kareem A. Abdahmed, Seena S. Mazyed · Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal · 2025 · 10.18295/squmj.2020.20.03.008

Objectives: This study aimed to report the incidence and pattern of various types of cancers and their distribution across various demographic groups in Basra, Iraq. Methods: Cancer cases recorded during 2017 at the Basra Cancer Control Centre, the Department of Pathology and Forensic Medicine, the Basra Oncology and H …

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