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Research Article
Vol. 2, Issue 2
INVESTIGATING GEOGRAPHIC AND FINANCIAL ACCESS OF CANCER PATIENTS TO RADIOTHERAPY SERVICES IN UNIVERSITY OF MAIDUGURI TEACHING HOSPITAL CANCER CENTER, NORTH-EAST NIGERIA
Introduction: Access to radiotherapy remains grossly inadequate, especially in low-and-middle income (LMIC) countries like Nigeria.7 With only about 14 functional linear accelerators and 8 high-dose rate brachytherapy machines available to serve a population of about 230 million people, access to radiotherapy is grossly limited in Nigeria.8,9 Even ...
