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Brain Drain in Cancer Care: The Shrinking Clinical Oncology Workforce in Nigeria

  • Chidebe R
  • Orjiakor T
  • Lasebikan N
  • et al.
JCO Global Oncology (2023) (9)
DOI: 10.1200/go.23.00257
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Abstract

Only 80 oncologists care for over 120,000 patients in Nigeria, yet the country is losing its oncologists to high-income countries. The United States, the United Kingdom, and Canada are top destinations. What factors are responsible for this brain drain?

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Chidebe, R. C. W., Orjiakor, T. C., Lasebikan, N., Joseph, A., Toland, S., & Simons, A. (2023). Brain Drain in Cancer Care: The Shrinking Clinical Oncology Workforce in Nigeria. JCO Global Oncology, (9). https://doi.org/10.1200/go.23.00257

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