Webster Kadzatsa

EVALUATION OF SEVERE RADIATION INDUCED SKIN TOXICITY (RIST) IN BLACK WOMEN RECEIVING ADJUVANT RADIOTHERAPY FOR BREAST CANCER IN ZIMBABWE. A PROSPECTIVE COHORT STUDY

Melinda Mushonga, Shirley Chibonda, Anna Mary Nyakabau, Danielle Lee Rodin et autres

PATIENT- AND PHYSICIAN-REPORTED SYMPTOM PROFILE FOR SEVERE RADIATION-INDUCED DERMATITIS IN BLACK WOMEN WITH FITZPATRICK SKIN TYPE IV-VI UNDERGOING ADJUVANT RADIOTHERAPY FOR BREAST CANCER

Melinda Mushonga, Shirley Chibonda, Ntokozo Ndlovu, Tinashe Mazhindu et autres

Pulmonary Tuberculosis: A Comorbidity or Misdiagnosis of Primary Lung Cancer in Africa?

Tinashe Mazhindu, Ntokozo Ndlovu, Edith Matsikidze, Shirley Chibonda et autres

Background: Globally, over 2 million new cases of lung cancer are diagnosed annually, representing about 11% of all cancers [...]

Zimbabwe (code pays fourni par la source)

Risks of oesophageal cancer in Zimbabwe: Eating habits and indoor air pollution from firewood smoke

Webster Kadzatsa, Tinashe Mazhindu

Background: Oesophageal cancer is among the top five (5) cancers in Zimbabwe, and it has a high mortality rate. Several studies have alluded to the association between exposure to firewood smoke and this cancer. This study assessed the association between firewood smoke …

Zimbabwe, Afrique du Sud (code pays fourni par la source)

Quality Assurance in Clinical Trials Requiring Radiation Therapy in Sub-Saharan Africa

Lilie L. Lin, Ntokozo Ndlovu, Jessica R. Lowenstein, Meg Wirth et autres

us, Zimbabwe, Afrique du Sud (code pays fourni par la source)

137P Epidemiology and histological classification of lung cancer patients in Zimbabwe: A five-year retrospective study at Parirenyatwa Radiotherapy Centre, Harare

Tinashe Mazhindu, Ntokozo Ndlovu, Albert Nyamhunga, Shirley Chibonda et autres

Zimbabwe (code pays fourni par la source)

Model strategies to address barriers to cervical cancer treatment and palliative care among women in Zimbabwe: a public health approach

Oscar Tapera, Greta Dreyer, Anna Mary Nyakabau, Webster Kadzatsa et autres

BACKGROUND: Cervical cancer treatment and care remains limited in Zimbabwe despite the growing burden of the disease among women. This study was aimed at investigating strategies to address barriers in accessing treatment and care by women with cervical cancer in Harare, Zimbabwe. …

Afrique du Sud, Zimbabwe, no (code pays fourni par la source)

Education and training of clinical oncologists—experience from a low-resource setting in Zimbabwe

Ntokozo Ndlovu, Sandra Ndarukwa, Albert Nyamhunga, Patience Musiwa-Mba et autres

As the burden of cancer increases worldwide, more so in low- and middle-income countries, one of the greatest challenges is human resource capacity development. Addressing this is critical in reducing the burden of cancer in the African continent. Other challenges include socio-economic …

Zimbabwe (code pays fourni par la source)

Renal function impairment in cervical cancer patients treated with cisplatin-based chemoradiation: A review of medical records in a Zimbabwean outpatient department

Pinky Manyau, Mensil Mabeka, Tinashe Mudzviti, Webster Kadzatsa et autres

BACKGROUND: There is a potential increase in risk of renal function impairment among patients with invasive cervical cancer (ICC) who are HIV-positive and treated with cisplatin-based concurrent chemoradiation (CCRT). This concern is due to overlapping nephrotoxicity of the drugs, and nephropathy from …

Zimbabwe (code pays fourni par la source)

Biomarkers in breast cancer: Quantifying discordance with best practice when hormone receptor status is an extravagance

Melinda Mushonga, Ntokozo Ndlovu, Anna Mary Nyakabau, Sandra Ndarukwa et autres

Background: In Zimbabwe, the hormone receptor status is not always available when patients with breast cancer are started on treatment. Aim: This study evaluated the discordance of treatment approach in such patients, with National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) guideline recommendations as the …

Zimbabwe, us, ca (code pays fourni par la source)

Chemoradiation in Stage IIIB Cancer of the Uterine Cervix: A Review of the Zimbabwean Experience

Albert Nyamhunga, Ntokozo Ndlovu, Webster Kadzatsa, Gene D. Morse et autres

PURPOSE Cervical cancer remains the leading cause of cancer morbidity and mortality among Zimbabwean women. Many patients present with stage IIIB disease. Although definitive concurrent chemoradiation (CCRT) is the standard of care, there is a paucity of data on the effect(s) of …

Zimbabwe, us (code pays fourni par la source)

Health system constraints affecting treatment and care among women with cervical cancer in Harare, Zimbabwe

Oscar Tapera, Greta Dreyer, Webster Kadzatsa, Anna Mary Nyakabau et autres

BACKGROUND: Cervical cancer is a major cause of morbidity and mortality among women yet access to treatment and care remains a huge challenge in Zimbabwe. The objective of this study was to investigate health system constraints affecting engagement into treatment and care …

Afrique du Sud, Zimbabwe, no (code pays fourni par la source)