Disparities in Cancer Care Between the United States of America and India and Opportunities for Surgeons to Lead

被引:12
作者
Are, Chandrakanth [1 ]
Colburn, Lois [2 ]
Rajaram, Shireen [3 ]
Vijayakumar, Manavalan [4 ]
机构
[1] Univ Nebraska, Med Ctr, Dept Surg, Div Surg Oncol, Omaha, NE 68198 USA
[2] Univ Nebraska, Med Ctr, Ctr Continuing Educ, Omaha, NE 68198 USA
[3] Univ Nebraska, Med Ctr, Coll Publ Hlth, Ctr Reducing Hlth Dispar, Omaha, NE 68198 USA
[4] Kidwai Mem Inst Oncol, Benagaluru, Karnataka, India
关键词
cancer care; disparities; USA; India; surgeons;
D O I
10.1002/jso.21579
中图分类号
R73 [肿瘤学];
学科分类号
100214 ;
摘要
The recent report from International Agency for Research in Cancer (IARC) predicted a threefold increase in the global cancel burden by 2030 with a disproportionate rise in cases from the developing world countries such as India The aim of this study is to compare the cancer care between the developed and developing countries such as the United States of America and India and suggest avenues for surgeons to take a lead in addressing these disparities J Surg Oncol 2010,102.100-105 2010 (C) Wiley-Liss, Inc
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页码:100 / 105
页数:6
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