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Developing medical oncology in Africa
BACKGROUND: Kenya, like most other developing countries, is undergoing an epidemiologic shift of disease patterns characterized by an increasing prevalence …
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The state of medical oncology in Senegal
Senegal has only one medical oncology specialist, who works at the Cancer Institute, but chemotherapy is performed in several public …
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Cancer prevention and control: Kaposi’s sarcoma
Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) is a vascular tumour of endothelial origin that is associated with human herpes virus-8 infection. In sub-Saharan …
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Cancer treatment in Africa: surgery, radiotherapy and chemotherapy with a focus on what needs to be done to improve these services—the importance of the role of nursing
Nurses in all aspects of oncology have a key role to play in the delivery of effective cancer care. Unfortunately, …
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Cancer prevention in Africa: liver cancer
Hepatocellular carcinoma is a common cancer in Africa. The risk factors are well known and avoidable in most cases (hepatitis …
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Cancer control in Africa: is cancer research a luxury or necessity?
Decision makers dealing with resource allocation in Africa have the impression that cancer research is a luxury. As a result …
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Cancer prevention: cervical cancer
Cervical cancer is the fourth most common cancer in women, and the seventh overall, with an estimated 528,000 new cases …
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Radiotherapy treatment in cancer control and its important role in Africa
Radiotherapy, although an essential and cost-effective treatment for cancer, has a low uptake on the African continent. Common cancers treated …
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Highlights from the 11th Breast-Gynecological and Immunooncology International Cancer Conference (BGICC), 17–18 January 2019, Egypt
During the 11th Breast-Gynecological and Immunooncology International Cancer Conference (BGICC), which was held on 17 and 18 January 2019, in …
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Highlights from the 13th African Continental Meeting of the International Society of Paediatric Oncology (SIOP), 6–9 March 2019, Cairo, Egypt
The 13th African continental meeting of the international society of paediatric oncology, held on 6-9 March 2019 in Cairo, was …
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Creating a low-cost virtual reality surgical simulation to increase surgical oncology capacity and capability
Worldwide, more than 80% of people with cancer will require surgery during their disease course, but less than 25% have …
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Identifying barriers and finding solutions to implement best practices for cancer surgery at Maputo Central Hospital, Mozambique
PURPOSE: The aim of this study was to assess the surgical resources and surgical oncology team skills at the Surgical …
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Inspiration, innovation and integration: highlights from the third ICPCN conference on children’s palliative care, 30th May-2nd June 2018, Durban, South Africa
The International Children's Palliative Care Network (ICPCN) held its third international conference on children's palliative care in Durban, South Africa, …
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The understanding of healthcare workers on the content of palliative care policy in Shesilweni Swaziland: a qualitative study
We undertook a qualitative study design to explore the understanding of healthcare workers of the content of the palliative care …
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The pattern of comorbidities in cancer patients in Lagos, South-Western Nigeria
PURPOSE: Comorbidities have been indicated to influence cancer care and outcome, with strong associations between the presence of comorbidities and …
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Highlights from the 10th Breast, Gynaecological and Immunotherapy International Cancer Conference (BGICC), 18–19 January 2018, Cairo, Egypt
During the 10th Breast, Gynaecological and Immunotherapy International Cancer Conference (BGICC), which was held on 18 and 19 of January, …
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Obesity and outcome of post-menopausal women receiving adjuvant letrozole for breast cancer
INTRODUCTION: Aromatase enzyme activity is predominant in adipose tissue. This has led to speculation that aromatase activity is elevated in …
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Secondary breast cancer after Hodgkin lymphoma: a case report and literature review
The occurrence of secondary breast cancers in women previously exposed to chest irradiation for Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) is considered as …
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United against cancer: prevention to end-of-life care—highlights from the Uganda Cancer Institute–Palliative Care Association of Uganda Joint International Conference on Cancer and Palliative Care and the 7th Palliative Care Conference, 24–25 August 2017, Kampala, Uganda
The Uganda Cancer Institute (UCI) and the Palliative Care Association of Uganda (PCAU) jointly hosted an international conference on cancer …
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Do we need regional guidelines for breast cancer management in the MENA region? MENA Breast Cancer Guidelines project
PURPOSE: Breast cancer is the most common cancer among females worldwide in general and in the Middle East and the …
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