The problem of treatment abandonment in children from developing countries with cancer.
Arora, Ramandeep Singh Eden, Tim O B Pizer, Barry
Arora, Ramandeep Singh
Eden, Tim O B
Pizer, Barry
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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.
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Date
2007-12
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Keywords
Childhood Cancer
Abandonment
Pediatrics
Abandonment
Pediatrics
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Article
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The problem of treatment abandonment in children from developing countries with cancer. 2007, 49 (7):941-6 Pediatr Blood Cancer