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. 2020 Jul:6:1211-1217.
doi: 10.1200/GO.20.00287.

Overview of Delivery of Cancer Care in Nepal: Current Status and Future Priorities

Bishal Gyawali  1 , Shubham Sharma  2 , Ramila Shilpakar  3 , Soniya Dulal  3 , Jitendra Pariyar  4 , Christopher M Booth  1 , Bishesh Sharma Poudyal  3   5
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Overview of Delivery of Cancer Care in Nepal: Current Status and Future Priorities

Bishal Gyawali et al. JCO Glob Oncol. 2020 Jul.

Abstract

Nepal is a small, low-income country between India and China with a unique health care delivery system. Cancer is becoming an important public health problem in the country, but a systematic plan to cancer control is lacking. In this article, we aim to provide a systematic assessment of the burden of disease and available resources and suggest prioritization approaches for the future to assist with any such future cancer control plans for the country.

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Map of Nepal. The districts with red dots are the districts where a population-based cancer registry has been piloted since January 1, 2018.
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