34 min

S2 Ep35: Treating breast cancer in a developing country - Dr Bob Octovianus My Breast My Health

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Dr Bob Octovianus is a breast surgeon in Indonesia, one of the most populous countries in the world. With that comes many challenges. Limited resources, financial restrictions and cultural barriers. He also explains the lack of breast cancer awareness in the community leading to patients presenting to his clinics with locally advanced cancers.This episode highlights the differences in health care provisions across the world. Certain things taken for granted in one country can be the reason wh...

Dr Bob Octovianus is a breast surgeon in Indonesia, one of the most populous countries in the world. With that comes many challenges. Limited resources, financial restrictions and cultural barriers. He also explains the lack of breast cancer awareness in the community leading to patients presenting to his clinics with locally advanced cancers.This episode highlights the differences in health care provisions across the world. Certain things taken for granted in one country can be the reason wh...

34 min