A tailored approach to building specialized surgical oncology capacity: Early experiences and outcomes in Malawi

• Main Authors: Lameck Chinula (Author), Michael Hicks (Author), Grace Chiudzu (Author), Jennifer H. Tang (Author), Satish Gopal (Author), Tamiwe Tomoka (Author), James Kachingwe (Author), Leeya Pinder (Author), Maya Hicks (Author), Vikrant Sahasrabuddhe (Author), Groesbeck Parham (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2018-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objectives: Cervical cancer can often be cured by surgery alone, if diagnosed and treated early. However, of the cancer patients who live in the world's poorest countries less that 5% have access to safe, effective and timely cancer surgery. We designed a novel, competency-based curriculum to r...