Colorectal cancer care in Tanzania: an evaluation of clinical characteristics, treatment patterns and quality metrics at a national cancer referral hospital
The majority of patients with non-metastatic colon cancer received high-quality care, whereas care delivery was less consistent among patients with rectal cancer. This suggests possible challenges in delivering complex, multidisciplinary care in low-resource settings. These findings will serve as a contemporary benchmark for future evaluations of the Tanzanian National Cancer Treatment Guidelines and their impact on CRC care and outcomes.
Authors
- Alita Mrema (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7493-1623)
- Katherine Van Loon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9705-4114)
- Nanzoke Mvungi
- Beatrice P. Mushi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5700-8017)
- Julius Mwaiselage (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0322-9981)
- Elia J. Mmbaga (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3768-0225)
- Rebecca DeBoer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8083-1290)
- Jerry Ndumbalo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4853-5499)
- Larry Akoko (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1804-0305)
- Smaïl Haddadi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3212-0205)
- Msiba Selekwa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1095-9325)
- Geoffrey Buckle (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7721-0397)
- Rohan Luhar
- Yona Ringo
Institutions
- Rush University Medical Center (US)
- Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences (TZ)
- University of California, San Francisco (US)
- Muhimbili National Hospital (TZ)
- Ocean Road Cancer Institute (TZ)
Publication Details
- Journal
- ecancermedicalscience
- Published
- 2025-09-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3332/ecancer.2025.1991
- Primary Topic
- Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00