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Quality of Cancer Care in Tanzania as Experienced by Patients: A Qualitative Study

SAGE Open Nursing, 2023
Introduction Cancer is a disease of public importance in Tanzania. Considering a limited health care system with few cancer centers and low health literacy in general, people are diagnosed at late stage and face difficulties in accessing care for their ...
Paulo L. Kidayi MSc, RN, PhD student, Hélio Manhica PhD, MSc, Christina C. Mtuya MSc, PhD student, Mahande Michael Johnson PhD, MSc, Serventi Furaha MD, Ragnhild E. Aune PhD, Gunilla Björling PhD, BSc, RN   +6 more
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Sociodemographic Determinants of Burden and Resilience among Caregivers of Children Diagnosed with Cancer: A Cross-sectional Study [PDF]

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research
Introduction: Caregiving encompasses various challenges and adversities, with resilience playing a crucial role in navigating these hurdles. However, resilience is influenced by individual characteristics, prompting an examination of how demographic ...
Dipti Thakur, Sheema Aleem, Sagar Karia, Amita Mahajan, Chandrika Verma   +4 more
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Design of a Hospice Referral System for Terminally Ill Cancer Patients Using a Standards-Based Health Information Exchange System [PDF]

Healthcare Informatics Research, 2018
ObjectivesThe demand for hospice has been increasing among patients with cancer. This study examined the current hospice referral scenario for terminally ill cancer patients and created a data form to collect hospice information and a modified health ...
Kahyun Lim, Jeong-Whun Kim, Sooyoung Yoo, Eunyoung Heo, Hyerim Ji, Beodeul Kang   +5 more
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Associations of types of primary care facilities with adult vaccination and cancer screening in Japan [PDF]

International Journal for Quality in Health Care, 2020
Abstract Objective To examine the association between primary care facility types and the quality of preventive care, especially adult vaccination and cancer screening, with a focus on the differences between community clinics and hospitals. Design
Takuya Aoki, Shunichi Fukuhara
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Nuclear Oncology in Northeast India: Current scenario, challenges, and way forward

Annals of Oncology Research and Therapy, 2022
The recent ICMR-NCDIR population-based cancer registry data indicate that India's Northeast (NE) region is a hotbed of cancer cases, and has been dubbed as the “Cancer Capital of India” in the past literature.
Kalpa Jyoti Das, Jitendra Kumar Meena, Abhinav Singhal   +2 more
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Geospatial analysis and impact of targeted development of breast cancer care in The Gambia: a cross-sectional study

BMC Health Services Research, 2021
Background The Gambia has one of the lowest survival rates for breast cancer in Africa. Contributing factors are late presentation, delays within the healthcare system, and decreased availability of resources.
Ousman Sanyang, Fidel Lopez-Verdugo, Meghan Mali, Moustafa Moustafa, Jonathan Nellermoe, Justin Sorensen, Mustapha Bittaye, Ramou Njie, Yankuba Singhateh, Ngally Aboubacarr Sambou, Alison Goldsmith, Nuredin I. Mohammed, Kirstyn E. Brownson, Raymond R. Price, Edward Sutherland   +14 more
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Financial burden and coping strategies for cancer care in India

Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health, 2023
Problem: Globally 9.3 million deaths occurred due to cancer in 2018. Currently, India has 13.9 lakh cancer cases, which are estimated to increase by 12% by the year 2025.
Roopali Goyanka, Jeetendra Yadav, Palak Sharma   +2 more
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Cancer Survivorship Care in the United States at Facilities Accredited by the Commission on Cancer

JAMA Network Open
ImportanceSince 2021, American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer (CoC) accreditation standards require providing a survivorship program for patients with adult-onset cancer treated with curative intent. Since more than 70% of all patients with cancer in the US are treated at CoC-accredited facilities, this presents an opportunity for a landscape
Stal, Julia, Miller, Kimberly A., Mullett, Timothy W., Boughey, Judy C., Francescatti, Amanda B., Funk, Elizabeth, Nelson, Heidi, Freyer, David R.   +7 more
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Primary health care professionals perception on the subject of cancer care in remote area

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Care, 2020
Objectives: To determine perception of primary health care professional on the subject of cancer care in area with lack of facilities. Study design: Community based cross sectional survey among primary health care professionals were performe.
priyanka yadav
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Establishing an Apheresis Medicine Program in a Resource‐Constrained Setting: A 5‐Year Experience From Lagos, Nigeria

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Establishing a comprehensive apheresis medicine program in a resource‐constrained setting presents significant structural, financial, and logistical challenges. Despite the growing clinical importance of apheresis services globally, published experience from sub‐Saharan Africa remains sparse.
Folasade Adelekan‐Popoola, Shakirat Gold‐Olufadi, Olufunto Olufela Kalejaiye, Abdullateef Ogala, Rasheed A. Balogun   +4 more
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