Department of Radiation Oncology, Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai, India.
Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai, India.
JCO Glob Oncol. 2022 Jul;8:e2100376. doi: 10.1200/GO.21.00376.
Low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) have a large burden of cancer with differential population needs and outcomes compared to high-income countries. Access to radiotherapy, especially modern technology, is a major challenge. Modern radiotherapy has been demonstrated with better utility in overall cancer outcomes. We deliberate various challenges and opportunities unique to LMICs' set up for access to modern radiotherapy technology in the light of discussions and deliberations made during the recently concluded annual meeting of Tata Memorial Centre, India. We take examples available from various LMICs in this direction in our manuscript.
中低收入国家（LMICs）的癌症负担沉重，与高收入国家相比，其人口需求和结果存在差异。获得放射治疗的机会，特别是现代技术，是一个主要挑战。现代放射治疗在整体癌症结果方面表现出更好的效果。根据印度塔塔纪念中心最近举行的年度会议上的讨论和审议，我们针对中低收入国家获得现代放射治疗技术的独特挑战和机遇进行了审议。在本文中，我们举了来自不同中低收入国家的例子。
