Genitourinary Cancer Care in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: Disparities in Incidence and Access to Care

Autor: Kanha Shete, Joshua Ghoulian, Brian Hu, Muhannad Alsyouf
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: Société Internationale d’Urologie Journal, Vol 5, Iss 5, Pp 330-338 (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2563-6499
DOI: 10.3390/siuj5050052
Popis: Despite the considerable global burden of urologic malignancies, Low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) often encounter significant challenges in caring for patients with urologic malignancies. Several interrelated factors impact cancer care in LMICs, which face significant challenges that hinder effective diagnosis, treatment, and management of disease. Socioeconomic and healthcare infrastructure limitations are fundamental issues leading to the disparity observed in cancer care across the globe. This review aims to evaluate the challenges and disparities in access to comprehensive urologic care in LMICs, emphasizing the impact of such global disparities on incidence rates, timely diagnoses, and access to comprehensive care as it relates to prostate, kidney, and bladder cancers.
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