Addressing the growing cancer burden in the wake of the AIDS epidemic in Botswana: The BOTSOGO collaborative partnership.

نویسندگان

  • Jason A Efstathiou
  • Memory Bvochora-Nsingo
  • David P Gierga
  • Mukendi K Alphonse Kayembe
  • Mompati Mmalane
  • Anthony H Russell
  • Jonathan J Paly
  • Carolyn Brown
  • Zola Musimar
  • Jeremy S Abramson
  • Kathy A Bruce
  • Talkmore Karumekayi
  • Rebecca Clayman
  • Ryan Hodgeman
  • Joseph Kasese
  • Remigio Makufa
  • Elizabeth Bigger
  • Gita Suneja
  • Paul M Busse
  • Thomas C Randall
  • Bruce A Chabner
  • Scott Dryden-Peterson
چکیده

Botswana has experienced a dramatic increase in HIV-related malignancies over the past decade. The BOTSOGO collaboration sought to establish a sustainable partnership with the Botswana oncology community to improve cancer care. This collaboration is anchored by regular tumor boards and on-site visits that have resulted in the introduction of new approaches to treatment and perceived improvements in care, providing a model for partnership between academic oncology centers and high-burden countries with limited resources.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics

دوره 89 3  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2014