Lombe Dorothy, Phiri Misheck, Msadabwe Susan
Cancer Diseases Hospital, Department of Oncology, Lusaka, 10101, Zambia.
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5083-1801.
Ecancermedicalscience. 2020 Jul 7;14:ed103. doi: 10.3332/ecancer.2020.ed103. eCollection 2020.
International travel has largely been suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Due to this situation, Zambia has not been able to import radioactive isotopes for High Dose Rate (HDR) brachytherapy, Iridium 192 (I192) and this has led to suspension of treatment for patients. Cancer of the cervix is the most common cancer in Zambia and brachytherapy is a core component of the treatment armamentarium. Mitigation strategies may include external beam radiotherapy boost or hysterectomy but both systems are overburdened and fragile.
由于新冠疫情，国际旅行已基本暂停。鉴于这种情况，赞比亚无法进口用于高剂量率（HDR）近距离放射治疗的放射性同位素铱192（I192），这导致患者治疗暂停。宫颈癌是赞比亚最常见的癌症，近距离放射治疗是治疗手段的核心组成部分。缓解策略可能包括外照射放疗加强或子宫切除术，但这两个系统都负担过重且脆弱。
