Cancer in sub-Saharan Africa: a lancet oncology commission

W Ngwa, BW Addai, I Adewole, V Ainsworth… - The Lancet …, 2022 - thelancet.com
Summary In sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), urgent action is needed to curb a growing crisis in
cancer incidence and mortality. Without rapid interventions, data estimates show a major …

[HTML][HTML] Cervical cancer control in HIV-infected women: past, present and future

RG Ghebre, S Grover, MJ Xu, LT Chuang… - Gynecologic oncology …, 2017 - Elsevier
Since the initial recognition of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) in 1981, an
increased burden of cervical cancer was identified among human immunodeficiency virus …

[HTML][HTML] Cervical cancer in low and middle income countries: addressing barriers to radiotherapy delivery

AW LaVigne, SA Triedman, TC Randall… - Gynecologic oncology …, 2017 - Elsevier
The global cervical cancer burden falls disproportionately upon women in low and middle-
income countries. Insufficient infrastructure, lack of access to preventive HPV vaccines …

Magnetic resonance image guided adaptive brachytherapy in locally advanced cervical cancer: an experience from a tertiary cancer center in a low and middle …

U Mahantshetty, R Krishnatry, V Hande… - International Journal of …, 2017 - Elsevier
Purpose To determine the clinical impact of magnetic resonance image guided adaptive
brachytherapy (IGABT) for locally advanced cervical cancer (LACC)(stages II and III) in a …

Barriers and facilitators to implementing evidence-based health innovations in low-and middle-income countries: a systematic literature review

E Leonard, I de Kock, W Bam - Evaluation and Program Planning, 2020 - Elsevier
The unsuccessful implementation of health innovations occurs frequently, leading to missed
opportunities where improvements could have been made on various aspects of a health …

Radiation therapy availability in Africa and Latin America: two models of low and middle income countries

MK Bishr, MS Zaghloul - … Journal of Radiation Oncology* Biology* Physics, 2018 - Elsevier
Access to radiation facilities in low-and middle-income countries (LMIC) is far from optimal.
Latin America and Africa represent 55% of LMIC, and radiation therapy facilities are …

[HTML][HTML] Dose-intense cisplatin-based neoadjuvant chemotherapy increases survival in advanced cervical cancer: an up-to-date meta-analysis

VT Nguyen, S Winterman, M Playe, A Benbara, L Zelek… - Cancers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Although neoadjuvant chemotherapy has become standard care for many
locally advanced cancer sites, the benefit of neoadjuvant chemotherapy remains unclear for …

Treatment of cervical cancer: overcoming challenges in access to brachytherapy

K Lichter, C Anakwenze Akinfenwa… - Expert review of …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction Brachytherapy is an essential component of the cervical cancer treatment
paradigm as it contributes to improved clinical outcomes and overall survival. Yet …

Impact of high-dose-rate brachytherapy training via telehealth in low-and middle-income countries

JB Hatcher, O Oladeru, B Chang, S Malhotra… - JCO global …, 2020 - ascopubs.org
PURPOSE Our objective was to demonstrate the efficacy of a telehealth training course on
high-dose-rate (HDR) brachytherapy for gynecologic cancer treatment for clinicians in low …

[HTML][HTML] FIGO 2018 staging for cervical cancer: influence on stage distribution and outcomes in the 3D-image-guided brachytherapy era

K Tomizawa, T Kaminuma, K Murata, S Noda, D Irie… - Cancers, 2020 - mdpi.com
Recent widespread use of three-dimensional image-guided brachytherapy (3D-IGBT) has
improved radiotherapy outcomes of cervical cancer dramatically. In 2018, the International …