title: Voices of Hope From Rural Rwanda: Three Oncology Nurse Leaders Emerge.
abstract: The cancer burden in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) has been well described in the literature (International Agency for Research on Cancer, 2012; Ott, Ullrich, Mascarenhas, & Stevens, 2011; Thun, DeLancey, Center, Jemal, & Ward, 2010). According to the World Health Organization ([WHO], 2015), about 14 million new cancer cases occurred in 2012, and more than 60% of those cases were in Africa, Asia, and Central and South America; of the 8.2 million cancer-related deaths in 2012, more than 70% occurred in these regions (Bray & Møller, 2006). .
authors.affiliation: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.
authors.forename: Lori
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Buswell
authors.affiliation: Rwandan Ministry of Health Butaro Hospital.
authors.forename: Denis
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Umuhizi
authors.affiliation: Rwandan Ministry of Health Butaro Hospital.
authors.forename: Vedaste
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Hategekimana
authors.affiliation: Rwandan Ministry of Health Butaro Hospital.
authors.forename: Clemence
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Muhayimana
authors.affiliation: Partners in Health.
authors.forename: Stephanie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kennell-Heiling
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007391:International Cooperation; D007857:Leadership; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000451:nursing*; D009859:Oncology Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011203:Poverty / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012424:Rural Population / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012432:Rwanda / Q000453:epidemiology; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014481:United States
keywords: Africa; cancer care; low-income countries; nursing education; sustainability; twinning