Cancer patients more likely to die following surgery in lower-income countries – News-Medical.Net

Research by an international team of medical experts has found cancer patients could be up to four times more likely to die following cancer surgery in low to lower-middle income countries than in high-income countries. It also revealed lower-income countries are less likely to have post-operative care infrastructure and oncology services.
The global observational study, published in The Lancet, explored global variation in post-operative complications and deaths following surgery for three common…

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