Essential cancer medicines and cancer outcomes: Cross‐sectional study of 124 countries
Oghenefejiro (Theresa) Ikpeni,
Darshanand Maraj,
Hannah Woods
et al.
Abstract:BackgroundCancer is the second leading cause of death worldwide. Alongside other interventions, access to certain medicines may decrease cancer‐associated mortality. Listing medicines on national essential medicines lists may improve health outcomes. We examine the association between cancer mortality amenable to care and the listing of cancer medicines on national essential medicines lists (NEMLs) of 124 countries.MethodsIn this cross‐sectional study, we determined the number of medicines used to treat eight … Show more
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