The participants were asked the following questions (ie, Interview Guide):

1a. Please describe what happened to Kuwait during the Gulf War in your view?

1b. Do you think the war had any impacts on the environment or its stress on health?

2. What changes have you noticed about the environment in Kuwait since the war? Is it contaminated? With what substances?

3. How is health in Kuwait today? What cancer-related problems do you notice in Kuwait? Is the health of Kuwaitis better or worse now than before the war?

4. Is the degraded environment related to increased cancer risk? If yes, does it affect breast cancer? Just how do you think this happened?