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. 2024 Jan:10:e2300325.
doi: 10.1200/GO.23.00325.

Solomon Islands Oncology Unit: Sustainability in Terms of Outcomes

Dylan Bush  1 , Mark Love  1 , Hugo Bugoro  1 , Nixon Panda  1
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Solomon Islands Oncology Unit: Sustainability in Terms of Outcomes

Dylan Bush et al. JCO Glob Oncol. 2024 Jan.

Abstract

Bush et al emphasize that the key to establishing enduring and efficient global health systems lies in prioritizing local stakeholders and, above all, the welfare of patients.

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The following represents disclosure information provided by authors of this manuscript. All relationships are considered compensated unless otherwise noted. Relationships are self-held unless noted. I = Immediate Family Member, Inst = My Institution. Relationships may not relate to the subject matter of this manuscript. For more information about ASCO's conflict of interest policy, please refer to www.asco.org/rwc or ascopubs.org/go/authors/author-center.

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Comment in

  • Reply to D. Bush et al.
    Yip D, Soma A, Pati N, Spencer W, Hua B, Jagilly R. Yip D, et al. JCO Glob Oncol. 2024 Jan;10:e2300402. doi: 10.1200/GO.23.00402. JCO Glob Oncol. 2024. PMID: 38271649 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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