Alsham Private

Background Surgical workforce recruitment remains a global concern, particularly given persistent gender disparities in surgical specialties. In Syria, evidence on medical students’ surgical career intentions remains limited. This study assessed planned surgical specialty interest and associated demographic, educational, exposure-related, mentorship, and gender/social perception factors among fourth-, fifth-, and sixth-year medical students.

Abstract Background Diagnosis of breast cancer during gestation is a rare occurrence. In addition, the diagnosis of breast cancer in a patient with Crohn’s disease is not common. We present a rare case of gestational breast cancer in a patient with Crohn’s disease, with a concurrent breast cancer diagnosis in her sister. Case presentation A 31-year-old Syrian woman with Crohn’s disease was diagnosed with breast cancer at 30 weeks gestation; she received neoadjuvant chemotherapy during gestation.