2024
Premature mortality trends in 183 countries by cancer type, sex, WHO region, and World Bank income level in 2000–19: a retrospective, cross-sectional, population-based study
Murthy S, Trapani D, Cao B, Bray F, Murthy S, Kingham T, Are C, Ilbawi A. Premature mortality trends in 183 countries by cancer type, sex, WHO region, and World Bank income level in 2000–19: a retrospective, cross-sectional, population-based study. The Lancet Oncology 2024, 25: 969-978. PMID: 38964357, PMCID: PMC11329430, DOI: 10.1016/s1470-2045(24)00274-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPremature mortality ratesWorld Bank income levelsNon-communicable diseasesPremature mortalityLow-income countriesHigh-income countriesWHO regionsMortality trendsRising burden of non-communicable diseasesBurden of non-communicable diseasesRisk of premature mortalityMortality rateIncome levelWorld Bank income groupsPrimary prevention programmesStandard life table methodsColorectal cancerPopulation-based studyPrimary prevention measuresAnnual rateEarly detection strategiesCancer typesAnnual rate of changeIndividual cancer typesSex-related disparitiesPolicy strategies for capacity building and scale up of the workforce for comprehensive cancer care: a systematic review
Trapani D, Murthy S, Hammad N, Casolino R, Moreira D, Roitberg F, Blay J, Curigliano G, Ilbawi A. Policy strategies for capacity building and scale up of the workforce for comprehensive cancer care: a systematic review. ESMO Open 2024, 9: 102946. PMID: 38507895, PMCID: PMC10966170, DOI: 10.1016/j.esmoop.2024.102946.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsComprehensive cancer careCancer careSystematic reviewHealth systemCapacity buildingCancer care providersCapacity of health systemsDigital health interventionsWorkforce capacity buildingMiddle-income countriesHigh-income countriesResource-constrained settingsCancer workforceHealth workforceOncology providersCare providersWorkforce interventionsUnderserved areasHealth interventionsWorkforce strategiesCompetent workforceCareIncreased workloadData extractionWorkforce
2021
Distribution of the workforce involved in cancer care: a systematic review of the literature ☆
Trapani D, Murthy S, Boniol M, Booth C, Simensen V, Kasumba M, Giuliani R, Curigliano G, Ilbawi A. Distribution of the workforce involved in cancer care: a systematic review of the literature ☆. ESMO Open 2021, 6: 100292. PMID: 34763251, PMCID: PMC8591344, DOI: 10.1016/j.esmoop.2021.100292.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCancer careSystematic reviewHigh-income countriesHealth providersMultidisciplinary cancer careMultidisciplinary cancer managementSkilled health workforceCross-sectional surveyPaucity of dataHealth care workforcePaucity of literatureFirst systematic reviewCancer nursesCancer patientsPediatric oncologySurgical oncologyHealth workersWorkforce densityCancer managementEligible papersCancer workforceHealth workforceHealth systemCare workforceWorkforce capacity
2015
A national framework for breast cancer control: A report on Rwanda’s inaugural symposium on the management of breast cancer
Murthy S, Tapela N, Muhimpundu M, Balinda J, Musabyemariya F, Kirby K, Pace L, Riviello R, Ntirenganya F, Ntakiyiruta G. A national framework for breast cancer control: A report on Rwanda’s inaugural symposium on the management of breast cancer. Journal Of Cancer Policy 2015, 6: 3-7. DOI: 10.1016/j.jcpo.2015.08.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBreast cancerHealth care systemBreast cancer control programsCare systemCancer-related mortalityCancer control programsBreast cancer controlHealth care providersPatient-centered careMinistry of HealthSurvivable cancersMiddle-income countriesClinical outcomesBC patientsLeading causeCancer controlHigh-income countriesCare providersCare deliveryCancerInaugural symposiumCareControl programsOutcomesMulti-disciplinary collaboration