Enhancing rare cancer care in developing countries through patient advocacy: insights from the Desmoid Tumor Brazilian Association
The most commonly reported challenges in Brazil are access to educational material and specialists. The DTA continues to strive to improve support for people living in Brazil through initiatives such as Scientific and Educational Meetings, improving awareness, fostering science, and working on methods to facilitate access to medication and specialists.
Authors
- G. Garofalo
- Philippos Apolinário Costa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9681-0515)
- Bruna Bianca Lopes David (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2572-6946)
- Carolina Carmo de Menezes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8875-8611)
- Fernando Augusto Batista Campos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7771-8059)
- Livia Prudente Barbieri (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1547-5108)
Institutions
- Brazilian Medical Association (BR)
- AC Camargo Hospital (BR)
- Yale University (US)
- Instituto Nacional de Câncer - INCA (BR)
- Fleury S.A. (Brazil) (BR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Therapeutic Advances in Medical Oncology
- Published
- 2025-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/17588359241309827
- Primary Topic
- Soft tissue tumor case studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00