Hematological malignancies in East Africa-Which cancers to expect and how to provide services.

BACKGROUND:Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) has an increasing non-communicable disease burden. Tanzania has an incidence of more than 35,000 cancer cases per year with an 80% mortality rate. Hematological malignancies account for 10% of these cases. The numbers will double within the next 10 years due to de...

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Main Authors: Steven Alan Leak, Lilian Gasper Mmbaga, Elifuraha Wilson Mkwizu, Priscus John Mapendo, Oliver Henke
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0232848