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External Radiotherapy in Mozambique: Report of the First Five Years of Activity of the Radiotherapy Service of the Maputo Central Hospital Open

Filipa Fontes, Alberto Gudo Morais, Joaquina Nhampule, Sara Navarro, Narciso Sitoe , et al. · 2025

Background A Radiotherapy Service (RS) started working in the Maputo Central Hospital (MCH), Mozambique, in August 2019. Here we describe its first 5 years of activity. Methods A total of 810 patients who underwent external radiotherapy be…

Endocervical adenocarcinomas and HPV genotyping in an HIV endemic milieu – a retrospective study Open

Lucília Lovane, Gabriella Lillsunde‐Larsson, Satish Tulsidâs, Carla Carrilho, Sören Andersson , et al. · 2025

These findings suggest that the newly implemented quadrivalent vaccination programme has the potential to prevent morbidity and mortality from endocervical adenocarcinoma, irrespective of HIV infection status, in Mozambique's HIV-endemic e…

PD-L1 expression in squamous cervical carcinomas of Mozambican women living with or without HIV Open

Lucília Lovane, Satish Tulsidâs, Carla Carrilho, Christina Karlsson · 2024

Review of: "Establishing a Multi-disciplinary Adult Oncology Unit at Muhimbili National Hospital: Lessons Learned, Challenges, and Opportunities Amidst Tanzania's Growing Cancer Burden" Open

Satish Tulsidâs · 2024

Oncology in Mozambique: Overview of the Diagnostic, Treatment, and Research Capacity Open

Satish Tulsidâs, Filipa Fontes, Mariana Brandão, Nuno Lunet, Carla Carrilho · 2023

Mozambique is one of the poorest countries worldwide, with nearly two thirds of the population living below the poverty line. Similarly to other less developed countries, there is a weak provision of health care for non-communicable diseas…

Risk Factors for Breast Cancer, Overall and by Tumor Subtype, among Women from Mozambique, Sub-Saharan Africa Open

Mariana Brandão, Assucena Guisseve, Albertino Damasceno, Genoveva Bata, Carla Silva‐Matos , et al. · 2021

Background: Breast cancer incidence is rising in Africa, but there are scare data regarding risk factors in this region. We assessed the relation between risk factors and the occurrence of breast cancer, overall and by tumor subtype in wom…

Demographic, clinical and pathological characterisation of patients with colorectal and anal cancer followed between 2013 and 2016 at Maputo Central Hospital, Mozambique Open

Carlos Selemane, Luisa Jamisse, Jorge Arroz, Satish Tulsidâs, António Gudo Morais , et al. · 2021

We observed an increase in cases of CRC and anal cancer in Mozambique and mostly diagnosed at advanced stages, which anticipates a dismal prognosis. Our data supports the urgent need of a comprehensive public health programme dedicated to …

Comparing the cost of non-metastatic breast cancer care in a low-income vs a high-income country: A plea for an optimal allocation of health resources in Sub-Saharan Africa Open

Mariana Brandão, Samantha Morais, Assucena Guisseve, Genoveva Bata, Marina Borges , et al. · 2021

Survival Impact and Cost-Effectiveness of a Multidisciplinary Tumor Board for Breast Cancer in Mozambique, Sub-Saharan Africa Open

Mariana Brandão, Assucena Guisseve, Genoveva Bata, João Firmino‐Machado, Matos Alberto , et al. · 2020

Background Despite the international endorsement of multidisciplinary tumor boards (MTBs) for breast cancer care, implementation is suboptimal worldwide, and evidence regarding their effectiveness in developing countries is lacking. We ass…

Breast cancer subtypes: implications for the treatment and survival of patients in Africa—a prospective cohort study from Mozambique Open

Mariana Brandão, Assucena Guisseve, Genoveva Bata, Matos Alberto, Josefo Ferro , et al. · 2020

Highlights from the 4th PALOP-AORTIC Conference on Cancer, 29-31 July 2020, Luanda, Angola. Open

Lúcio Lara Santos, Fernando Miguel, Satish Tulsidâs, Hirondina Borges Spencer, Belmira Rodrigues , et al. · 2020

The 4th Países Africanos de Língua Oficial Portuguesa (PALOP)-African Organisation for Research and Training in Cancer (AORTIC) Conference on Cancer was held in July 2020 in Luanda, Angola, under the theme: 'Training to better care'…

HIV infection in breast cancer patients from Mozambique: A prospective cohort study Open

M.D.R.A. Brandão, Assucena Guisseve, Genoveva Bata, GTM Morais, Matos Alberto , et al. · 2019

Fight against cancer in Portuguese-speaking African countries: echoes from the last cancer meetings Open

Lúcio Lara Santos, Hirondina Borges Spencer, Fernando Miguel, Satish Tulsidâs, Belmira Rodrigues , et al. · 2019

Understanding the bricks to build better surgical oncology unit at Maputo Central Hospital: prevalent surgical cancers and residents knowledge Open

Atílio Morais, Jotamo Come, Carlos Selemane, Germano Pires, Adriano Tivane , et al. · 2019

In Maputo, Mozambique esophageal, breast and colorectal cancer were the most prevalent malignancies treated, with surgery, by thoracic or general surgery in MCH. The test scores suggest that, among residents, the knowledge in oncology need…

Clinical and Pathologic Profiles of Esophageal Cancer in Mozambique: A Study of Consecutive Patients Admitted to Maputo Central Hospital Open

Jotamo Come, Clara Castro, Atílio Morais, Matchecane Cossa, Prassad Modcoicar , et al. · 2018

Purpose Eastern Africa was recently described as a high-incidence geographic area for esophageal cancer. Mozambique is included in this region. This study aimed to characterize this malignant disease at Maputo Central Hospital (MCH) to dev…

Identifying barriers and finding solutions to implement best practices for cancer surgery at Maputo Central Hospital, Mozambique Open

Atílio Morais, Matchecane Cossa, Adriano Tivane, Jotamo Come, Volodimir Venetsky , et al. · 2018

The findings of this study contributed to the development of an educational program in surgical oncology, considered essential to the training of surgeons at MCH. The cancer educational programs and the mobilisation of adequate resources w…

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