Disparities in access to cancer diagnostics in ASEAN member countries
Summary: Diagnostics, including laboratory tests, medical and nuclear imaging, and molecular testing, are essential in the diagnosis and management of cancer to optimize clinical outcomes. With the continuous rise in cancer mortality and morbidity in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN...
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| author | Nicole Rose I. Alberto Isabelle Rose I. Alberto Corinna Victoria M. Puyat Maria Alexandra R. Antonio Frances Dominique V. Ho Edward Christopher Dee Brandon A. Mahal Michelle Ann B. Eala |
| author_facet | Nicole Rose I. Alberto Isabelle Rose I. Alberto Corinna Victoria M. Puyat Maria Alexandra R. Antonio Frances Dominique V. Ho Edward Christopher Dee Brandon A. Mahal Michelle Ann B. Eala |
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| description | Summary: Diagnostics, including laboratory tests, medical and nuclear imaging, and molecular testing, are essential in the diagnosis and management of cancer to optimize clinical outcomes. With the continuous rise in cancer mortality and morbidity in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), there exists a critical need to evaluate the accessibility of cancer diagnostics in the region so as to direct multifaceted interventions that will address regional inequities and inadequacies in cancer care. This paper identifies existing gaps in service delivery, health workforce, health information systems, leadership and governance, and financing and how these contribute to disparities in access to cancer diagnostics in ASEAN member countries. Intersectoral health policies that will strengthen coordinated laboratory services, upscale infrastructure development, encourage health workforce production, and enable proper appropriation of funding are necessary to effectively reduce the regional cancer burden. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-871dfa14652547fda8f0cd35c8b20ed02023-02-01T04:28:02ZengElsevierThe Lancet Regional Health. Western Pacific2666-60652023-03-0132100667Disparities in access to cancer diagnostics in ASEAN member countriesNicole Rose I. Alberto0Isabelle Rose I. Alberto1Corinna Victoria M. Puyat2Maria Alexandra R. Antonio3Frances Dominique V. Ho4Edward Christopher Dee5Brandon A. Mahal6Michelle Ann B. Eala7College of Medicine, University of the Philippines, Manila, PhilippinesCollege of Medicine, University of the Philippines, Manila, PhilippinesCollege of Medicine, University of the Philippines, Manila, PhilippinesAteneo School of Medicine and Public Health, Pasig City, PhilippinesCollege of Medicine, University of the Philippines, Manila, PhilippinesDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USADepartment of Radiation Oncology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine/Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, Miami, FL, USACollege of Medicine, University of the Philippines, Manila, Philippines; Department of Radiation Oncology, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA; Corresponding author.Summary: Diagnostics, including laboratory tests, medical and nuclear imaging, and molecular testing, are essential in the diagnosis and management of cancer to optimize clinical outcomes. With the continuous rise in cancer mortality and morbidity in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), there exists a critical need to evaluate the accessibility of cancer diagnostics in the region so as to direct multifaceted interventions that will address regional inequities and inadequacies in cancer care. This paper identifies existing gaps in service delivery, health workforce, health information systems, leadership and governance, and financing and how these contribute to disparities in access to cancer diagnostics in ASEAN member countries. Intersectoral health policies that will strengthen coordinated laboratory services, upscale infrastructure development, encourage health workforce production, and enable proper appropriation of funding are necessary to effectively reduce the regional cancer burden.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666606522002826Cancer diagnosticsMedical imagingMolecular diagnosticsSoutheast AsiaASEANDisparities |
| spellingShingle | Nicole Rose I. Alberto Isabelle Rose I. Alberto Corinna Victoria M. Puyat Maria Alexandra R. Antonio Frances Dominique V. Ho Edward Christopher Dee Brandon A. Mahal Michelle Ann B. Eala Disparities in access to cancer diagnostics in ASEAN member countries The Lancet Regional Health. Western Pacific Cancer diagnostics Medical imaging Molecular diagnostics Southeast Asia ASEAN Disparities |
| title | Disparities in access to cancer diagnostics in ASEAN member countries |
| title_full | Disparities in access to cancer diagnostics in ASEAN member countries |
| title_fullStr | Disparities in access to cancer diagnostics in ASEAN member countries |
| title_full_unstemmed | Disparities in access to cancer diagnostics in ASEAN member countries |
| title_short | Disparities in access to cancer diagnostics in ASEAN member countries |
| title_sort | disparities in access to cancer diagnostics in asean member countries |
| topic | Cancer diagnostics Medical imaging Molecular diagnostics Southeast Asia ASEAN Disparities |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666606522002826 |
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