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Infrastructural Challenges Lead to Delay of Curative Radiotherapy in Nigeria

PURPOSE: In low- and middle-income countries, there has been an exponential increase in cancer incidence. According to the International Atomic Energy Agency, the biggest gap in radiotherapy availability and need is in Nigeria, where each machine serves an estimated 25.7 million people. This study a...

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Autores principales:	Leng, Jim, Ntekim, Atara I., Ibraheem, Abiola, Anakwenze, Chidinma P., Golden, Daniel W., Olopade, Olufunmilayo I.
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	American Society of Clinical Oncology 2020
Materias:	Original Reports
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7051797/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32083951 http://dx.doi.org/10.1200/JGO.19.00286

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