title: Improving Brain Tumor Research in Resource-Limited Countries: A Review of the Literature Focusing on West Africa.
abstract: Neoplasms of the brain are often overlooked in resource-limited countries. Our literature search via AJOL and PubMed demonstrated that brain tumor research is still a rarity in these regions. We highlight the current status, importance, challenges, and methods of improving brain tumor research in West Africa. We suggest that more attention be given to basic, clinical, and epidemiological brain tumor research by national governments, private organizations, international organizations, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), and individuals in this region.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Cancer Biology, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, Virginia ; Department of Veterinary Physiology, Pharmacology and Biochemistry, University of Maiduguri, Nigeria.
authors.forename: Saidu I
authors.initials: SI
authors.lastname: Ngulde
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, Virginia.
authors.forename: Francis
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Fezeu
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, Virginia.
authors.forename: Arjun
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ramesh
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, Virginia.
authors.forename: Shayan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Moosa
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, Virginia.
authors.forename: Benjamin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Purow
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, Virginia.
authors.forename: Beatrice
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Lopez
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, Virginia.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Schiff
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Maiduguri, Nigeria.
authors.forename: Isa M
authors.initials: IM
authors.lastname: Hussaini
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Physiology, Pharmacology and Biochemistry, University of Maiduguri, Nigeria.
authors.forename: Umar K
authors.initials: UK
authors.lastname: Sandabe
keywords: brain tumor; resource-limited countries; west africa