The Current State of Adult Glial Tumor Patients' Care in Kazakhstan: Challenges in Diagnosis and Patterns in Survival Outcomes.
Aisha BabiKarashash MenlibayevaTorekhan BexShynar KuandykovaSerik AkshulakovPublished in: Biomedicines (2023)
The study described the unusual patterns in survival rates of glial tumor patients in Kazakhstan, pointing to the need for reassessment of diagnostic accuracy and resulting treatment of glial patients in Kazakhstan, and the need to introduce molecular and genetic parameters in tumor type classification. Moreover, the observed difference in survival of different ethnic groups and residents of rural and urban areas should be further investigated and addressed by healthcare professionals.