Bharadwaj Maheetha, Vallurupalli Mounica, Huang Franklin W
Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Oncologist. 2021 May;26(5):353-355. doi: 10.1002/onco.13708. Epub 2021 Mar 5.
At the health systems level, lack of diagnostic ability, inadequate access to trained providers, and limited drug availability provide significant barriers to cancer care delivery. This article outlines an urgent call to action to improve access to precision oncology therapies in lower‐ and middle‐income countries, drawing upon lessons from international efforts in oncology and infectious disease.
在卫生系统层面,缺乏诊断能力、难以获得训练有素的医疗服务提供者以及药物供应有限,为癌症治疗的提供构成了重大障碍。本文借鉴肿瘤学和传染病国际努力的经验教训,概述了一项紧急行动呼吁,以改善低收入和中等收入国家获得精准肿瘤治疗的机会。