Tumba, Nuhu; Adewuyi, Sunday Adeyemi; Eguzo, Kelechi; Nimark, Maurice Nandul(The American Association for Cancer Research, 2020-12-01)
Background Travel distance to healthcare facility has been recognized as a factor associated with treatment outcomes, utilization and a measure of the accessibility of health care services. In Nigeria, radiotherapy facilities ...
Although cancer clinical pathways (CPs) are standardized care plans for
the treatment of specific cancers, they are not commonly used in
Nigerian hospitals. Many Nigerian clinicians do not have the requisite
skill ...
Zubairu, Ismail Hadi; Theyra-Enias, Hadiza; Tumba, Nuhu(Springer India, 2021-09-17)
Purpose Cervical cancer is the commonest malignancy in
females in Northern Nigeria (Oguntayo et al. in Ecancer medicalscience 5:219, 2011. doi:10.3332/ecancer.2011.
219). It is therefore important to identify the ...
Eguzo, Kelechi N; Akpanudo, Usenime; Oluoha, Chukwuemeka; Ismaila, Nofisat; Jacob, Aniekan; Nnah, Kingsley; Tumba, Nuhu; Udoekong, Mfonobong; Adisa, Charles(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention, APOCP's West Asia Chapter, 2021-07-23)
Purpose: Clinical pathways are a means of translating universal clinical guidelines into local protocols to
inform clinical practice. This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of using a blended learning approach ...
Background:
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is one of the most common malignancies seen in the Western World. It is increasing in developing countries due to adaptation of the western lifestyle with an incidence of 6% in Nigeria. ...
Background
Access and availability of radiotherapy treatment is limited in most low- and middle-income countries, which leads to long waiting times and poor clinical outcomes. The aim of our study is to determine the ...
Purpose
Sub-Saharan Africa has the highest burden of cervical cancer in the world. The African continent has only 5% of the world’s cancer care resources, and brachytherapy is an important part of treatment of cervical ...