Access to surgical treatment for hepatopancreaticobiliary cancer in the Philippines.

Autor: Co LMB; School of Medicine and Public Health, Ateneo de Manila University, Pasig City, Philippines., Puno FLMA; School of Medicine and Public Health, Ateneo de Manila University, Pasig City, Philippines., Ong EP; College of Medicine, University of the Philippines, Manila, Philippines., Ho FDV; College of Medicine, University of the Philippines, Manila, Philippines., Eala MAB; Department of Radiation Oncology, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA., Dee EC; Department of Radiation Oncology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY., Maslog EAS; College of Medicine, University of the Philippines, Manila, Philippines., Barroso RT; Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Unit, Rizal Medical Center, Pasig, Bago Bantay, Quezon City, Metro Manila., Kingham TP; Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY., Ang SD; Department of Surgery, Chinese General Hospital and Medical Center, Santa Cruz, Manila., Ang CDU; Department of Surgery, University of Santo Tomas Hospital, Manila, Philippines. Electronic address: christianangmd@gmail.com.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Surgery [Surgery] 2024 Feb; Vol. 175 (2), pp. 561-563. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Nov 11.
DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2023.09.051
Abstrakt: Hepatopancreaticobiliary cancers are among the most diagnosed cancers in the world. However, although high-income countries have the highest incidence rates, low- and middle-income countries have the highest mortality rates. In this article, we describe the geographic distribution of board-certified hepatopancreaticobiliary surgeons who provide surgical management for patients with these diseases in the Philippines. We draw attention to the geographic disparities in the distribution of these surgeons and the other factors that contribute to the lack of access. Lastly, we suggest ways forward.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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