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Cancer prevention: cervical cancer
Cervical cancer is the fourth most common cancer in women, and the seventh overall, with an estimated 528,000 new cases …
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Radiotherapy treatment in cancer control and its important role in Africa
Radiotherapy, although an essential and cost-effective treatment for cancer, has a low uptake on the African continent. Common cancers treated …
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Highlights from the 11th Breast-Gynecological and Immunooncology International Cancer Conference (BGICC), 17–18 January 2019, Egypt
During the 11th Breast-Gynecological and Immunooncology International Cancer Conference (BGICC), which was held on 17 and 18 January 2019, in …
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Highlights from the 13th African Continental Meeting of the International Society of Paediatric Oncology (SIOP), 6–9 March 2019, Cairo, Egypt
The 13th African continental meeting of the international society of paediatric oncology, held on 6-9 March 2019 in Cairo, was …
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Creating a low-cost virtual reality surgical simulation to increase surgical oncology capacity and capability
Worldwide, more than 80% of people with cancer will require surgery during their disease course, but less than 25% have …
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Identifying barriers and finding solutions to implement best practices for cancer surgery at Maputo Central Hospital, Mozambique
PURPOSE: The aim of this study was to assess the surgical resources and surgical oncology team skills at the Surgical …
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Inspiration, innovation and integration: highlights from the third ICPCN conference on children’s palliative care, 30th May-2nd June 2018, Durban, South Africa
The International Children's Palliative Care Network (ICPCN) held its third international conference on children's palliative care in Durban, South Africa, …
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The understanding of healthcare workers on the content of palliative care policy in Shesilweni Swaziland: a qualitative study
We undertook a qualitative study design to explore the understanding of healthcare workers of the content of the palliative care …
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The pattern of comorbidities in cancer patients in Lagos, South-Western Nigeria
PURPOSE: Comorbidities have been indicated to influence cancer care and outcome, with strong associations between the presence of comorbidities and …
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Highlights from the 10th Breast, Gynaecological and Immunotherapy International Cancer Conference (BGICC), 18–19 January 2018, Cairo, Egypt
During the 10th Breast, Gynaecological and Immunotherapy International Cancer Conference (BGICC), which was held on 18 and 19 of January, …
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Obesity and outcome of post-menopausal women receiving adjuvant letrozole for breast cancer
INTRODUCTION: Aromatase enzyme activity is predominant in adipose tissue. This has led to speculation that aromatase activity is elevated in …
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Secondary breast cancer after Hodgkin lymphoma: a case report and literature review
The occurrence of secondary breast cancers in women previously exposed to chest irradiation for Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) is considered as …
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United against cancer: prevention to end-of-life care—highlights from the Uganda Cancer Institute–Palliative Care Association of Uganda Joint International Conference on Cancer and Palliative Care and the 7th Palliative Care Conference, 24–25 August 2017, Kampala, Uganda
The Uganda Cancer Institute (UCI) and the Palliative Care Association of Uganda (PCAU) jointly hosted an international conference on cancer …
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Do we need regional guidelines for breast cancer management in the MENA region? MENA Breast Cancer Guidelines project
PURPOSE: Breast cancer is the most common cancer among females worldwide in general and in the Middle East and the …
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Resection of rectal GIST using a novel technique: a report of two cases
Rectal gastrointestinal stromal tumours (GISTs) are uncommon tumours and usually present with large sizes. We present two cases of rectal …
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Breast cancer in Angola, molecular subtypes: a first glance
PURPOSE: The aim of this study was to investigate the breast cancer (BC) molecular subtypes according to its surrogate immunohistochemistry …
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Editorial: Childhood Cancer in sub-Saharan Africa
(755)] brings together results from 16 population-based registries which, as members of the African Cancer Registry Network (AFCRN), have been …
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Immunohistochemical expression of ER-α and PR in papillary thyroid carcinoma
Papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) is the most common thyroid cancer with multiple risk factors including exposure to ionising radiation. Oestrogens …