A5081109493- Advances in Oncology and Radiotherapy
- Advanced Radiotherapy Techniques
- Global Health and Surgery
- Global Cancer Incidence and Screening
- Management of metastatic bone disease
- Cancer survivorship and care
- Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life
- Radiation Dose and Imaging
- Economic and Financial Impacts of Cancer
- Diversity and Career in Medicine
- Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
- Breast Cancer Treatment Studies
- Radiology practices and education
- Viral-associated cancers and disorders
- Cervical Cancer and HPV Research
- Lymphoma Diagnosis and Treatment
- Neuroblastoma Research and Treatments
- Reconstructive Surgery and Microvascular Techniques
- Primary Care and Health Outcomes
- Brain Metastases and Treatment
- Global Health Workforce Issues
- Mentoring and Academic Development
- Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques
- Breast Implant and Reconstruction
- Renal and related cancers
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
2021-2025
UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center
2021-2025
University of North Carolina Hospitals
2023
University of North Carolina Health Care
2022
Harvard University
2011-2021
Radiation Oncology Associates
2018-2021
Harvard Affiliated Emergency Medicine Residency
2021
Brigham and Women's Hospital
2015-2020
Massachusetts General Hospital
2015-2020
Dana-Farber Brigham Cancer Center
2020
Introduction Palliative care is rarely accessible in rural sub-Saharan Africa. Partners In Health and the Malawi government established Neno Care Program (NPCP) to provide palliative district. We conducted a situation analysis evaluate early NPCP outcomes better understand needs, knowledge, preferences. Methods Employing rapid evaluation methodology, we collected data from 3 sources: 1) chart review of all adult patients NPCP's first 9 months; 2) structured interviews with caregivers; 3)...
HIV-associated Kaposi sarcoma (HIV-KS) is the most common cancer in Malawi. In 2008, non-governmental organization, Partners Health, and Ministry of Health established Neno Sarcoma Clinic (NKSC) to treat HIV-KS rural district. We aimed evaluate 12-month clinical outcomes retention care for patients NKSC, describe our implementation model, which featured protocol-guided chemotherapy, integrated antiretroviral therapy (ART) psychosocial support delivered by community health workers.We...
In Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), resource-stratified guidelines for breast cancer treatment are increasingly recommended, but receipt and outcomes according to these underreported. Here, we describe patterns by stage curative-intent guideline-concordant (GCT) among Malawian women. A prospective cohort of patients were enrolled from December 2016 October 2018 at Kamuzu Central Hospital with an assessment demographics, stage, received, including neoadjuvant (NAC), adjuvant (AdC) palliative...
Women with cervical cancer, especially those advanced disease, appear to experience suffering that is more prevalent, complex, and severe than caused by other cancers serious illnesses, approximately 85% live in low- middle-income countries where palliative care rarely accessible. To respond the highly prevalent extreme this vulnerable population, we convened a group of experienced experts all aspects for women from income levels, create an essential package cancer (EPPCCC). The EPPCCC...
Success in treating nephroblastoma high-income countries has been transferred to some resource-constrained settings; multicenter studies report disease-free survival of greater than 70%. However, few reports present care models with rural-based components, tasks shifted internists and pediatricians, data collection structured for monitoring evaluation. Here, we clinical outcomes protocol compliance patients evaluated at Butaro Cancer Center Excellence Rwanda.This retrospective study the 53...
The essential package of palliative care for cervical cancer (EPPCCC), described elsewhere, is designed to be safe and effective preventing relieving most suffering associated with universally accessible. However, it appears that women cancer, more frequently than patients other cancers, experience various types are refractory basic such as what can provided the EPPCCC. In particular, relief pain, vomiting because bowel obstruction, bleeding, psychosocial may require additional expertise,...
PurposeTo assess physics quality assurance (PQA) practices in less resourced RT-centers to improve of care.MethodsA preliminary study was conducted 2020 thirteen select RT centers six countries and 2021, our team onsite visits all the Ghana, one from initial survey. The included private, two public institutions (denoted Public-1- –2). Follow-up surveys were sent 17 medical physicists site visit. Questions centered on topic equipment, institutional practice, assurance, management, safety...
Children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) in low-income countries have disproportionately lower cure rates than those high-income countries. At Butaro Cancer Center of Excellence (BCCOE), physicians treated patients ALL the first arm Hunger Protocol, a graduated-intensity method tailored for resource-limited settings. This article provides published outcomes, to our knowledge, this protocol.This is retrospective descriptive study enrolled at BCCOE from July 1, 2012 June 30, 2014; data...
Abstract Background Breast cancer is the second most common among women in Zimbabwe. Patients face socioeconomic barriers to accessing oncology care, including radiotherapy. We sought understand patterns of care and adherence for with breast sub‐Saharan Africa (SSA) radiotherapy access. Methods A retrospective cohort was created evaluated at Parirenyatwa Hospital Radiotherapy Oncology Center (RTC) from 2014 2018. Clinical data were collected define care. Non‐adherence modeled as a binary...