Radiation Oncology in India: Challenges and Opportunities

Rising cancer incidence and mortality in India emphasize the need to address the increasing burden of this disease and the stark inequities in access to radiotherapy and other essential medical treatments. State-of-the-art technology is available within the private sector and a few hospitals in the public sector, but 75% of patients in the public sector in India do not have access to timely radiotherapy. This inequity in access to radiotherapy in the public sector is amplified in rural areas, where most of India ׳s population lives.

Source: Seminars in Radiation Oncology - March 18, 2017 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Surbhi Grover, Shivakumar Gudi, Ajeet Kumar Gandhi, Priya M. Puri, Adam C. Olson, Danielle Rodin, Onyi Balogun, Preet K. Dhillon, Daya Nand Sharma, Goura Kishor Rath, Shyam Kishore Shrivastava, Akila N. Viswanathan, Umesh Mahantshetty Source Type: research