Objective To assess the status of brain tumor programs in Asia and Africa and propose
comprehensive evidence-based short-and long-term measures for improving the existing …

Introduction Brain tumors pose a major challenge in low-and middle-income countries
(LMICs) due to limited resources and high costs, resulting in an hampered service delivery …

Over the past two decades, neurosurgical oncology has made strides in every continent. Its
current status and future aims vary around the world depending on several factors, including …

Background Brain tumors pose a significant threat to public health, with high rates of
mortality and morbidity, affecting individuals of all ages and having a significant impact on …

Cancer has become the leading cause of death and disability in the developing world, with
more than 55% of the 12.7 million known cancer cases globally and 64% of the known 7.6 …

Surgical neurooncology has witnessed impactful innovations and refinements of previous
techniques and discoveries over the last few decades. The pre-operative evaluation of …

OBJECTIVE Wide disparities in neurosurgical oncology care and treatment outcomes exist
globally despite recent improvements in diagnostics and cancer therapy. To better …

Background Neoplasms of the brain and spine are relatively uncommon compared to breast,
lung and gastrointestinal tumours, which occur at higher rates in the Asian population …

Objective To present estimates of prevalence and incidence of and contributors to central
nervous system (CNS) cancers, death, years of life lost, years lived with disability, and …

Objective Access to neuro-oncologic care in Nigeria has grown exponentially since the first
reported cases in the mid-1960s. In this systematic review and pooled analysis, we …