Phase Normal, adaptive Abnormal, maladaptive Pre-diagnosis Concern about the possibility of having cancer Hyper-vigilance Inappropriate preoccupation Development of cancer symptoms without having the disease Diagnosis Shock Disbelief Initial, partial denial…
© Springer International Publishing AG 2017Olufunso Adebola Adedeji (ed.)Cancer in Sub-Saharan Africa10.1007/978-3-319-52554-9_11 11. Delivering Safe and Affordable Cancer Surgical Care Rotimi A. K. Jaiyesimi1, 2, 3 and Ayo Oshowo4, 5 (1) Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Basildon and…
Fig. 4.1 Healthcare spending as percentage of GDP Fig. 4.2 Healthcare spending as percentage of total government expenditure There is extreme shortage of pathologists in SSA. The tertiary institutions with…
Fig. 2.1 The age standardised incidence rate of the most common cancers in (a) females and (b) males in SSA (Source: GLOBOCAN 2012 (IARC)) 2.1.1 Environmental Factors Inter and intra-regional…
Fig. 5.1 Continuum of translational research (Khoury et al. 2010; Glasgow et al. 2012) T0 scientific discovery research, T1 translational research from discovery to candidate application, T2 translational research from…
There are 3 biologic groups of liposarcoma: well-differentiated and dedifferentiated liposarcoma, myxoid/round cell liposarcoma, and pleomorphic liposarcoma. In all 3 groups, complete surgical resection is central in treatment aimed at…
Radical surgery is the mainstay of therapy for primary resectable, localized gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST). Nevertheless, approximately 40% to 50% of patients with potentially curative resections develop recurrent or metastatic…
For decades, surgical resection of pulmonary metastases has been performed; despite limited randomized data, surgery is increasingly accepted as an integral part in the management of metastatic disease. Long-term results…
Breast sarcomas are a diverse group of neoplasms arising from the nonepithelial and mesenchymal tissues of the breast. Their behaviors vary from the more indolent tumors like cystosarcoma phyllodes to…
After diagnosis of retroperitoneal sarcoma (RPS), detailed imaging and multidisciplinary discussion should guide treatment including surgical resection and in select cases, neoadjuvant therapy. Local recurrence is common in RPS and…
