The problem of treatment abandonment in children from developing countries with cancer
- 24 January 2007
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Pediatric Blood & Cancer
- Vol. 49 (7), 941-946
- https://doi.org/10.1002/pbc.21127
Abstract
Background There is an inequality gap between the outcome of childhood cancer in resource, rich and limited countries. Abandonment of treatment is one of the reasons for this. Procedure We searched the medical literature for evidence on abandonment, its causes, and any preventative interventions. Results Abandonment is a very real problem all across the developing world. Cancers associated with poorer prognosis seem to have higher abandonment rates. It is also related to the socio-economic and educational status of parents, travel time to treatment centers, and affordable, locally available treatment. Conclusions Twinning between institutions, which includes several preventative interventions, has clearly been shown to work. Pediatr Blood Cancer 2007;49:941–946.This publication has 13 references indexed in Scilit:
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