Radiotherapy is a critical and inseparable component of comprehensive cancer treatment
and care. For many of the most common cancers in low-income and middle-income …

AIMS: To update previous meta-analyses of randomised palliative radiotherapy trials
comparing single fractions versus multiple fractions. MATERIALS AND METHODS: All …

PURPOSE: Multiple randomized controlled trials have demonstrated the equivalence of
multifraction and single-fraction (SF) radiotherapy for the palliation of painful bone …

Background Cancer is a rapidly increasing problem in developing countries. Access, quality
and efficiency of cancer services in developing countries must be understood to advance …

New evidence based regimens and novel high precision technology have reinforced the
important role of radiotherapy in the management of cancer. Current data estimate that more …

There has been rapid progress in palliative care in Africa since the World Health Assembly
in 2005 which identified palliative care as an urgent humanitarian need. Palliative care is …

AIM: To evaluate international patterns of practice for the management of metastatic disease
to the brain. MATERIALS AND METHODS: An online international practice survey was …

Aims: Incidence of cancer is on the increase and the greater proportion of that increase is
from developing countries. About 50-60% of the cancer cases will require radiotherapy at …

Radiotherapy is an essential component of cancer therapy. Lack of access to radiotherapy in
less-developed countries prevents its use for both cure and symptom relief, resulting in a …

Background Discontinuation of radiotherapy (RT) for cervical cancer (CC) in sub‐Saharan
Africa is common because of patient‐and health service‐related reasons. This analysis …