An Integrated Decentralised-Centralised Oncology Care Model to Improve Cancer Screening, Access, and Continuity of Care in Rural Eastern Cape, South Africa: Implementation Study at Nelson Mandela Academic Hospital.

Zukiswa Jafta, Muamabangu Jean Paul Milambo, Eric Maimela, Constance Rufaro Sewani-Rusike, Wilson Wezile Chitha

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Article in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Zukiswa JaftaCancer Research & Innovation Platform of the Eastern Cape (CRIPEC), Division of Oncology, Walter Sisulu University, Mthatha 5100, Eastern Cape, South Africa.

Muamabangu Jean Paul MilamboWalter Sisulu Institute for Clinical Governance and Healthcare Administration, School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Walter Sisulu University, Mthatha 5100, Eastern Cape, South Africa.

Eric MaimelaWalter Sisulu Institute for Clinical Governance and Healthcare Administration, School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Walter Sisulu University, Mthatha 5100, Eastern Cape, South Africa.

Constance Rufaro Sewani-RusikePhysiology Department, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Walter Sisulu University, Mthatha 5100, Eastern Cape, South Africa.ORCID 0000-0002-3295-2933

Wilson Wezile ChithaWalter Sisulu Institute for Clinical Governance and Healthcare Administration, School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Walter Sisulu University, Mthatha 5100, Eastern Cape, South Africa.

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Continuity of Patient CareEarly Detection of CancerHealth Services AccessibilityMedical OncologyNeoplasmsAdultAgedFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedRetrospective StudiesRural Health ServicesRural PopulationSouth Africacancer care deliverycancer screeningdecentralised oncologyhealth systems strengtheningimplementation sciencelow-resource settingspatient navigationrural health systemsSouth Africatask shifting

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PMID42652394

DOI10.3390/ijerph23081079

PMCPMC13512574

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