Cancer Treatment in Malawi: A Disease of Palliation | Zendy

Claire E Kendig | Zendy; Jonathan C. Samuel | Zendy; Anna F. Tyson | Zendy; Amal Khoury | Zendy; Laura P. Boschini | Zendy; Charles Mabedi | Zendy; Bruce A. Cairns | Zendy; Carlos Varela | Zendy; Carol G. Shores | Zendy; Anthony Charles | Zendy

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Cancer Treatment in Malawi: A Disease of Palliation

Author(s) -

Claire E Kendig,

Jonathan C. Samuel,

Anna F. Tyson,

Amal Khoury,

Laura P. Boschini,

Charles Mabedi,

Bruce A. Cairns,

Carlos Varela,

Carol G. Shores,

Anthony Charles

Publication year - 2013

Publication title -

world journal of oncology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 1920-454X

pISSN - 1920-4531

DOI - 10.4021/wjon683w

Subject(s) - medicine , cancer , pancreatic cancer , colorectal cancer , breast cancer , population , disease , palliative care , prostate cancer , epidemiology , retrospective cohort study , general surgery , oncology , surgery , nursing , environmental health

Worldwide, new cancer cases will nearly double in the next 20 years while disproportionately affecting low and middle income countries (LMICs). Cancer outcomes in LMICs also remain bleaker than other regions of the world. Despite this, little is known about cancer epidemiology and surgical treatment in LMICs. To address this we sought to describe the characteristics of cancer patients presenting to the Surgery Department at Kamuzu Central Hospital in Lilongwe, Malawi.

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