NDLI: Radiation Oncology Workforce in Colombia.

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Radiation Oncology Workforce in Colombia.

Content Provider	Europe PMC
Author	Murillo, Raúl González, Alejandro Galvis, Juan Carlos Hidalgo, Iván Marín, Alejandro Muñoz, Jorge Emilio Sánchez, Ricardo
Copyright Year	2020
Abstract	Colombia is experiencing an epidemiologic transition, with an increasing incidence of cancerous neoplasms prevalent in high-income countries, while infection-associated tumors remain highly prevalent. According to international standards, Colombia has a deficit of radiotherapy machines (a shortage of about 47 machines) and radiation oncology specialists (a shortage of about 19 to 149 specialists based on number of centers and incident cases, respectively) to meet the national demand, which may induce an inappropriate dynamic in radiation oncology services. Estimates based on cancer incidence trends and the rate of new specialists in radiation oncology expected to graduate per year suggest that the current deficit will remain unchanged or may even increase during the next decades. The situation is critical because of the existence of a single training program in the country for a population of 45 million inhabitants and the low availability of educational programs offered in the Latin American region to cover the national demand. A comprehensive analysis of radiotherapy services should include data on medical physicists, radiotherapists, and the oncology nursing workforce; however, we found no reliable information available. A better balance between the educational programs offered and the demand for radiotherapy is highly valuable.
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Page Count	5
Journal	JCO Global Oncology [JCO Glob Oncol]
Volume Number	6
PubMed Central reference number	PMC7051247
PubMed reference number	32023125
e-ISSN	26878941
DOI	10.1200/jgo.19.00195
Language	English
Publisher	American Society of Clinical Oncology
Publisher Date	2020-02-01
Access Restriction	Open
Rights License	Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial No Derivatives 4.0 License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ © 2020 by American Society of Clinical Oncology
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Medicine Oncology Cancer Research

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