Variations in gynecologic oncology training in low (LIC) and middle income (MIC) countries (LMICs): Common efforts and challenges

Variations in gynecologic oncology training in low (LIC) and middle income (MIC) countries (LMICs): Common efforts and challenges

Gynecologic cancer, cervical cancer in particular, is disproportionately represented in the developing world where mortality is also high. Screening programs, increased availability of chemotherapy, and an awareness of HIV-related cancers have in part accelerated a need for physicians who can treat...

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Main Authors: Carolyn Johnston, Joseph S. Ng, Ranjit Manchanda, Audrey Tieko Tsunoda, Linus Chuang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-05-01
Series:Gynecologic Oncology Reports
Subjects:
LMICs
Gynecologic: Oncology
Training
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352578917300036
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spelling doaj-00ed54e7ccf9441a8164dff95ff857732020-11-24T22:45:51ZengElsevierGynecologic Oncology Reports2352-57892017-05-0120C91410.1016/j.gore.2017.01.003Variations in gynecologic oncology training in low (LIC) and middle income (MIC) countries (LMICs): Common efforts and challengesCarolyn Johnston0Joseph S. Ng1Ranjit Manchanda2Audrey Tieko Tsunoda3Linus Chuang4Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Dept Ob/Gyn, 1500 E. Medical Center Dr SPC 5276 L4606 UH-South, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USADept of Obstetrics & Gynecology, National University Hospital, 1E Kent Ridge Road, Level 12, 119228, SingaporeBarts Cancer Institute, a Cancer Research UK Centre of Excellence, Queen Mary University of London, Room 4, Basement, Old Anatomy Building, Charterhouse Square, EC1M 6BQ, LondonRua Frei Orlando, 169, Curitiba, PR 82530-040, BrazilDivisional and Fellowship Director of Minimally Invasive Surgery Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Science Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USAGynecologic cancer, cervical cancer in particular, is disproportionately represented in the developing world where mortality is also high. Screening programs, increased availability of chemotherapy, and an awareness of HIV-related cancers have in part accelerated a need for physicians who can treat these cancers, yet the infrastructure for such training is often lacking. In this paper, we address the variations in gynecology oncology training in LMICs as well as the ubiquitous challenges, in an effort to guide future agendas.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352578917300036LMICsGynecologic: OncologyTraining
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author Carolyn Johnston
Joseph S. Ng
Ranjit Manchanda
Audrey Tieko Tsunoda
Linus Chuang
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Joseph S. Ng
Ranjit Manchanda
Audrey Tieko Tsunoda
Linus Chuang
Variations in gynecologic oncology training in low (LIC) and middle income (MIC) countries (LMICs): Common efforts and challenges
Gynecologic Oncology Reports
LMICs
Gynecologic: Oncology
Training
author_facet Carolyn Johnston
Joseph S. Ng
Ranjit Manchanda
Audrey Tieko Tsunoda
Linus Chuang
author_sort Carolyn Johnston
title Variations in gynecologic oncology training in low (LIC) and middle income (MIC) countries (LMICs): Common efforts and challenges
title_short Variations in gynecologic oncology training in low (LIC) and middle income (MIC) countries (LMICs): Common efforts and challenges
title_full Variations in gynecologic oncology training in low (LIC) and middle income (MIC) countries (LMICs): Common efforts and challenges
title_fullStr Variations in gynecologic oncology training in low (LIC) and middle income (MIC) countries (LMICs): Common efforts and challenges
title_full_unstemmed Variations in gynecologic oncology training in low (LIC) and middle income (MIC) countries (LMICs): Common efforts and challenges
title_sort variations in gynecologic oncology training in low (lic) and middle income (mic) countries (lmics): common efforts and challenges
publisher Elsevier
series Gynecologic Oncology Reports
issn 2352-5789
publishDate 2017-05-01
description Gynecologic cancer, cervical cancer in particular, is disproportionately represented in the developing world where mortality is also high. Screening programs, increased availability of chemotherapy, and an awareness of HIV-related cancers have in part accelerated a need for physicians who can treat these cancers, yet the infrastructure for such training is often lacking. In this paper, we address the variations in gynecology oncology training in LMICs as well as the ubiquitous challenges, in an effort to guide future agendas.
topic LMICs
Gynecologic: Oncology
Training
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352578917300036
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