How War Has Disrupted the Management of Patients With Breast Cancer in SudanAdvertisementAhmed Elhaj, MDNada Suliman Haj Mukhtar, MDMoawia Mohammed Ali Elhassan, MDSudan is the third-largest country in Africa, spanning 1,886,068 km2. Furthermore, cancer treatment centers outside the capital are experiencing a shortage of chemotherapy supplies, supportive treatment, and materials necessary for cancer diagnosis. For example, almost all chemotherapeutics have been consumed, and tamoxifen is the only hormonal therapy currently available for patients with breast cancer. Eltayeb MA, Faggad A, Abbadi OS, et al: Characteristics of breast cancer at first presentation in Sudanese patients attending the National Cancer Institute–University of Gezira. Dr. Mukhtar is Consultant Histopathologist at the Khartoum Breast Cancer Centre.

Source: The North Africa Journal October 13, 2023 15:50 UTC