Global challenges of radiotherapy for the treatment of locally advanced cervical cancer

JS Mayadev, G Ke, U Mahantshetty… - International Journal of …, 2022 - ijgc.bmj.com
Cervical cancer represents a significant portion of the global cancer burden for women, with
low-and middle-income countries carrying the bulk of this burden. Additionally, underserved …

Neoadjuvant chemotherapy followed by surgery in cervical cancer: Past, present and future

R Miriyala, U Mahantshetty, A Maheshwari… - International Journal of …, 2022 - ijgc.bmj.com
Background Cisplatin-based concurrent chemoradiation is the standard treatment for locally
advanced cervical cancer. In view of the difficulties associated with implementation of …

Cost effectiveness of strategies for cervical cancer prevention in India

AS Chauhan, S Prinja, R Srinivasan, B Rai… - PLoS …, 2020 - journals.plos.org
The establishment of link between high-risk human papillomavirus (HPV) infection and
occurrence of cervical cancer has resulted in development of various HPV related control …

Incidence, treatment and outcomes of cervical cancer in low-and middle-income countries

U Mahantshetty, G Lavanya, S Grover, CA Akinfenwa… - Clinical Oncology, 2021 - Elsevier
Cervical cancer is one of the most common cancers in developing nations. It has had a
tremendous impact on the lifetime of millions of women over the last century and continues …

Modern radiotherapy technology: obstacles and opportunities to access in low-and middle-income countries

P Maitre, R Krishnatry, S Chopra… - JCO Global …, 2022 - ascopubs.org
Low-and middle-income countries (LMICs) have a large burden of cancer with differential
population needs and outcomes compared to high-income countries. Access to …

[HTML][HTML] Comparison of global treatment guidelines for locally advanced cervical cancer to optimize best care practices: A systematic and scoping review

E Pujade-Lauraine, DSP Tan, A Leary, MR Mirza… - Gynecologic …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Survival outcomes for cervical cancer differ between countries and world
regions. Locally advanced cervical cancer (LACC) is associated with poorer outcomes than …

Meeting the global need for radiation therapy in cervical cancer—An overview

L Gurram, B Kalra, U Mahantshetty - Seminars in Radiation Oncology, 2020 - Elsevier
Cervical cancer is the fourth most frequently diagnosed cancer and the fourth leading cause
of cancer death in women. The discrepancy in cervical cancer incidence and mortality …

[HTML][HTML] External radiation and brachytherapy resource deficit for cervical cancer in India: call to action for treatment of all

S Chopra, R Shukla, A Budukh… - Journal of global …, 2019 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Methods The number of cervical cancer cases was estimated for each state and union
territory using the nearest population-based cancer registry and verified against published …

Point-A vs. volume-based brachytherapy for the treatment of cervix cancer: A meta-analysis

V Hande, S Chopra, B Kalra, M Abdel-Wahab… - Radiotherapy and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Background & Purpose To report disease-free survival (DFS) for volume-based and
point-A based brachytherapy (BT) in locally advanced cervical cancer. Materials & Methods …

Lung cancer management in low and middle-income countries

S Jiwnani, P Penumadu, A Ashok… - Thoracic Surgery …, 2022 - thoracic.theclinics.com
Low-and middle-income countries (LMICs) 1 have witnessed a rise in mortality due to
noncommunicable diseases in the last 2 decades. 2 Although cancer accounted for 9.3 …