Implants for Cost-Effective and Accessible Treatment of Gynecologic and Gastrointestinal Cancer Metastasis by Local and Sustained Low-Dose Chemotherapy
Abstract:46 Gynecologic and gastrointestinal malignancies are two of the most prevalent cancer types in low and middle- income countries (LMICs), affecting more than 2 million individuals and killing more than 1 million patients annually. These malignancies at an advanced stage metastasize locally but extensively; this spread is a primary cause of morbidity and mortality, affecting 60-80% of patients in LMICs. Localized chemotherapy can benefit survival of patients with such metastases. Localized chemotherapy is, howe… Show more
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