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Emmanuel Fiagbedzi1,2, Vivian Della Atuwo-Ampoh3, Ishmael Nii Ofori2
1Department of Medical Physics, University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana.
Clinical and translational radiation oncology
|November 18, 2024
概括
治疗宫癌的支臂疗法单位在非洲很少,在20个国家只有100个单位. 增加对这种至关重要的放射治疗的获取对于改善患者的治疗结果至关重要.
科学领域:
- 在瘤学瘤学.
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 辐射疗法 辐射疗法
背景情况:
- 宫癌在非洲是一个重大的公共卫生挑战,其特点是高发病率和死亡率.
- 支臂疗法是已建立的黄金标准治疗方法,但其在整个非洲大陆的可用性受到严重限制.
研究的目的:
- 调查非洲目前用于宫癌治疗的支臂治疗单元的分布和可访问性.
- 为提高这些基本放射治疗服务的可用性和可访问性提供建议.
主要方法:
- 关于支臂疗法设备的数据来源于国际原子能机构的放射治疗中心目录 (DIRAC).
- 宫癌病例数据是从GLOBOCAN 2022获得的,国家收入是根据人均GDP进行评估的.
- 所有数据搜索都是在2024年2月进行的.
主要成果:
- 在20个非洲国家的84个放射治疗中心中,共确定了100个支臂疗法单位.
- 埃及和南非共同拥有46%的单位;尼日利亚的宫癌病例最多,但只有两个支臂疗法设施.
- 支臂治疗单位分布不均,集中在北非,不仅与人均GDP相关.
结论:
- 现有的支臂疗法设备不足以应对非洲日益增加的宫癌负担.
- 合作伙伴关系和财政支持对于增加支臂治疗服务的数量和可访问性至关重要.
- 改善获得支臂治疗的机会对于全面的患者护理和提高生活质量至关重要.
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