Building capacity for geospatial cancer research in Uganda: a feasibility study

• Main Authors: Kirsten Beyer, PhD (Author), Robert Lukande, MMed (Author), Simon Kasasa, PhD (Author), Danielle Savino, BS (Author), Kavanya Gray, BA (Author), Sarah Nambooze (Author), Phoebe Amulen, DMRHI (Author), Laura Cassidy, PhD (Author), Nazarius Tumwesigye, PhD (Author), Harriet Babikako, PhD (Author), Ronald Anguzu, MBChB (Author), Tifany Frazer, MPH (Author), Tonny Oyana, PhD (Author), Henry Wabinga, MMed (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: There is a growing epidemic of cancer and other non-communicable diseases in sub-Saharan Africa. Targeted, specific, cost-effective strategies are needed to manage the growing burden of cancer. In high-resource settings, geospatial analysis has transformed cancer control through geograph...