Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The number of cancer related deaths is expected to rise because doctors are delaying treatment for cancer patients who test positive for COVID-19, according to the Uganda Cancer Institute(UCI). According to doctors at UCI, they are pausing cancer treatment for patients as they first treat …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Poor handling of tissue samples is affecting cancer diagnosis and treatment in the country, experts have revealed. Samples of fluid such as blood or tissue are often needed for cancer diagnosis. According to pathologists, some of the samples are placed in wrong contains or …
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