Open AccessCervical Brachytherapy Exchange: Steps Toward Oncology Capacity Building in Botswana
Author(s) -
BvocharaNsingo Memory,
Grover Surbhi,
Gierga David P.,
Makufa Remigio,
Efstathiou Jason A.,
Dixit Nayha,
Clayman Rebecca H.,
Russell Anthony H.,
Lin Lilie L.,
Kasese Joseph
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
the oncologist
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.176
H-Index - 164
eISSN - 1549-490X
pISSN - 1083-7159
DOI - 10.1634/theoncologist.2013-0393
Subject(s) - medicine , brachytherapy , cervical cancer , capacity building , developing country , family medicine , medical physics , cancer , radiation therapy , economic growth , economics
To help share technical knowledge of brachytherapy and the care of patients with cervical cancer in Botswana, a series of visits was organized by two centers in the United States, Massachusetts General Hospital and the University of Pennsylvania. As a result of those visits, necessary future steps were recognized. Such clinical visits are important for facilitating the exchange of knowledge and learning between institutions in developing and developed countries.