Part I: cancer in Sudan—burden, distribution, and trends breast, gynecological, and prostate cancers
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Part I: cancer in Sudan—burden, distribution, and trends breast, gynecological, and prostate cancers
Despite the growing burden of cancer worldwide, it continues to receive low priority in Africa, across the continent and specifically in Sudan. This is due to political unrest, limited health resources, and other pressing public health issues such as infectious diseases. Lack of awareness about the magnitude of the current and future cancer burden among policy makers play a major role as well. ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Cancer Medicine
سال: 2015
ISSN: 2045-7634,2045-7634
DOI: 10.1002/cam4.378