NCCN guideline–concordant cancer care in sub-Saharan Africa: a population-based multicountry study of 5 cancers
The quality of diagnostic workup and treatment showed major deficits, with considerable disparities among countries and cancer types. Improved diagnostic services are necessary to increase the share of curable cancer in sub-Saharan Africa. Treatment components within National Comprehensive Cancer Network Guidelines for several cancers should be prioritized.
Authors
- Ahmedin Jemal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0000-4111)
- J. Mezger
- Freddy Houéhanou Rodrigue Gnangnon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0864-4751)
- Phoebe Mary Amulen
- Pablo Santos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3008-014X)
- Tobias Paul Seraphin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9884-8752)
- Haifa Kathrin Al‐Ali (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5009-2239)
- Mirko Griesel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1633-3788)
- Jana Feuchtner
- Franck Gnahatin
- Nikolaus Christian Simon Mezger (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5090-1080)
- Bakarou Kamaté (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1540-9613)
- Tatenda Chingonzoh
- Eva Johanna Kantelhardt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7935-719X)
- Rafael Mikolajczyk (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1271-7204)
- Lucia Hämmerl
- Annelle Zietsman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-6406-6887)
- Yvonne Walburga Joko-Fru (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6233-4936)
- Biying Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3438-683X)
- D. Max Parkin
- Dimitry Moudiongui Mboungou
- Robert Ballé
- Gladys Chesumbai
- Mathewos Assefa
- Anne Korir (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0756-4733)
- Cesaltina Feirreira Lorenzoni
Institutions
- American Cancer Society (US)
- Eduardo Mondlane University (MZ)
- Luther University (KR)
- Mpilo Central Hospital (ZW)
- Karolinska Institutet (SE)
- Kenya Medical Research Institute (KE)
- University of Bamako (ML)
- Düsseldorf University Hospital (DE)
- Public Health Department (IN)
- Comité National de Lutte contre le SIDA (CM)
- World Health Organization (CH)
- Registre général des cancers de Lille et de sa région (FR)
- St. Vincentius-Kliniken (DE)
- Maputo Central Hospital (MZ)
- National Art Gallery of Namibia (NA)
- University Hospital in Halle (DE)
- African Field Epidemiology Network (UG)
- Centre international de recherche sur le cancer (FR)
- Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf (DE)
- Addis Ababa University (ET)
- Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (DE)
- Makerere University (UG)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute
- Published
- 2024-09-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/jnci/djae221
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Global Cancer Incidence and Screening
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.13
Funders
- American Cancer Society
- Wellcome Trust
- Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office