Scaling up cancer diagnosis and treatment in developing countries: What can we learn from the HIV/AIDS epidemic?

Annals of Oncology

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 680-682

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ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT; ERLOTINIB; GEFITINIB; WART VIRUS VACCINE;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; BREAST CANCER; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER PAIN; CANCER PREVENTION; CANCER RISK; CONDYLOMA ACUMINATUM; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; CRYOTHERAPY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DRUG COST; EDITORIAL; EPIDEMIC; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LUNG NON SMALL CELL CANCER; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; PANDEMIC; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PRECANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RISK FACTOR; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER; WART VIRUS;

EID: 77951954521     PISSN: 09237534     EISSN: 15698041     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdq055     Document Type: Editorial

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