Omar Abdihamid: High self referrals and patients loss to follow up in cancer treatment in Africa
Omar Abdihamid, Cancer Research Fellow at Queen’s University, shared a post on LinkedIn:
“Publication Alert : in the journal of American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Global oncology. Our new research on medical tourism in cancer treatment in Africa shows higher self referrals and patients loss to follow up, and economic looses of home countries.
We need to improve care closer home.
Full paper.”
Medical Tourism for Cancer Treatment: Trends, Trajectories, and Perspectives From African Countries
Authors: Fidel Rubagumya, Laura Carson, aniel Afolayan, Eulade Rugengamanzi, Godwin Abdiel Nnko, Omar Abdihamid, Verna Vanderpuye and Nazik Hammad.
Omar Abdihamid is a Cancer Research Fellow at Queen’s University and a Clinical Oncology Specialist at both the Garissa Cancer Center in Kenya and the HCGCCK Cancer Centre. Additionally, he serves as a Scientific Writer at MedSci Healthcare. His primary interests include culturally based cancer care, patient education, and cancer care advocacy.
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