Access to radical and palliative radiotherapy in low- and middle-income countries: challenges, progress, and future directions
Integrating radiotherapy - particularly palliative radiotherapy - into national cancer and palliative care strategies is essential. Sustainable financing, decentralized service models, and context-specific technologies are critical to overcoming current limitations. Bridging this gap is not only a public health necessity but also a moral imperative to reduce suffering and support patients' dignity and societal contributions.
Authors
- Verna Vanderpuye (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3656-6965)
- Maria Thereza Mansur Starling (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8852-8162)
- Omar Abdihamid (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3854-1043)
- Gustavo Nader Marta (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3298-3684)
Institutions
- Universidade de São Paulo (BR)
- Cancer Care Ontario (CA)
- Korle Bu Teaching Hospital (GH)
- Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (US)
- Hospital Madre Teresa (BR)
- Queens University (BD)
- Consortium GARR (IT)
- Cancer Care South East (CA)
- Hospital Sírio-Libanês (BR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Current Opinion in Supportive and Palliative Care
- Published
- 2025-10-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/spc.0000000000000783
- Primary Topic
- Advances in Oncology and Radiotherapy
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00