A vision for global cancer medicine: Pursuing the equity of chance

Journal of Clinical Oncology

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 3-5

  Binagwaho, Agnes ^a,b,c   Wagner, Claire M ^d,e   Farmer, Paul E ^b  

^a Ministry of Health of Rwanda   (Rwanda)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d DANA FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^e Union for International Cancer Control   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOTRANSPLANTATION; BANGLADESH; BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; CANCER CENTER; CANCER CONTROL; CANCER RESEARCH; CANCER SURVIVAL; CANCER THERAPY; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FUNDING; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH EQUITY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOPE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MULTIPLE MYELOMA; NATIONAL HEALTH ORGANIZATION; ONCOLOGY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP; REVIEW; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT; HEALTH; NEOPLASM;

GLOBAL HEALTH; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS;

EID: 84954290491     PISSN: 0732183X     EISSN: 15277755     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1200/JCO.2015.62.4395     Document Type: Review

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