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. 2014 Jul;19(7):e1-2.
doi: 10.1634/theoncologist.2013-0393. Epub 2014 Jun 13.

Cervical brachytherapy exchange: steps toward oncology capacity building in Botswana

Memory Bvochara-Nsingo  1 , Surbhi Grover  2 , David P Gierga  3 , Remigio Makufa  1 , Jason A Efstathiou  3 , Nayha Dixit  2 , Rebecca H Clayman  3 , Anthony H Russell  3 , Lilie L Lin  2 , Joseph Kasese  4
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Cervical brachytherapy exchange: steps toward oncology capacity building in Botswana

Memory Bvochara-Nsingo et al. Oncologist. 2014 Jul.

Abstract

To help share technical knowledge of brachytherapy and the care of patients with cervical cancer in Botswana, a series of visits was organized by two centers in the United States, Massachusetts General Hospital and the University of Pennsylvania. As a result of those visits, necessary future steps were recognized. Such clinical visits are important for facilitating the exchange of knowledge and learning between institutions in developing and developed countries.

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