title: A lifeline for cancer patients in Africa.
abstract: In Rwanda, many people with cancer are diagnosed too late because of low awareness of the disease coupled with a lack of specialist facilities and staff. The opening of a specialist centre in the northern part of the country is extending and saving lives.
authors.forename: Jacqui
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Thornton
mesh_terms: D003695:Delivery of Health Care; D003906:Developing Countries; D004358:Drug Therapy; D006780:Hospitals, Rural; D006801:Humans; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000628:therapy; D009859:Oncology Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D012432:Rwanda