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Rising Cancer Incidence in Indonesia & The Need for Greater Access to Radiation Therapy Centers

Jenna Season 1 Episode 1

Ellie Thompson, a 4th-year medical student at the University of South Carolina, Columbia, talks with Steven Octavianus, MD, PhD, a radiation oncologist in Jakarta, Indonesia, about rising cancer incidence in Indonesia, the need for greater access to radiation therapy (RT) centers, and hypofractionation a useful innovation in overcoming RT shortages.


Article: Octavianus S, Gondhowiardjo S. Radiation therapy in Indonesia: estimating demand as part of a national cancer control strategy. 
Appl Radiat Oncol. 2022;11(1)35-43.