Staff Perspectives Toward Challenges in a Newly Established Cancer Center in Tanzania: A Qualitative Study

PURPOSE: Cancer is a growing public health concern in low-income countries (LICs). From 14 million new patient cases identified worldwide each year, 8 million are diagnosed in LICs. The fatality rate is 75% in LICs compared with 46% in high-income countries. Causes are low literacy levels, lack of a...

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Main Authors: Zainab Alwash, Oliver Henke, Furaha Serventi, Eva Johanna Kantelhardt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society of Clinical Oncology 2019-04-01
Series:Journal of Global Oncology
Online Access:http://ascopubs.org/doi/10.1200/JGO.18.00246