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Epidemiology and management of lymphoma in low‐income countries
Author(s) -
Zucca Emanuele,
Rohatiner Ama,
Magrath Ian,
Cavalli Franco
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
hematological oncology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.918
H-Index - 44
eISSN - 1099-1069
pISSN - 0278-0232
DOI - 10.1002/hon.945
Subject(s) - epidemiology , medicine , lymphoma , environmental health , business , intensive care medicine
Our current knowledge of the epidemiology and treatment outcome of lymphoma in low‐income countries is very limited. In the poorest countries only a small proportion of patients have access to treatment while clinical research is almost non‐existent. In order to address these problems and discuss potential solutions a Workshop on ‘ Epidemiology and Management of Lymphoma in Developing Countries: Challenges and Opportunities for International Collaborations ’ was held during the 10th International Conference on Malignant lymphoma in Lugano, Switzerland in June 2008 under the sponsorship of UICC, ESMO and ESO. We report here a summary of the discussed issues with some reflections on this workshop. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.