The problem of treatment abandonment in children from developing countries with cancer.
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Royal Manchester Children's Hospital, Manchester, United Kingdom. reemaraman@doctors.org.ukIssue Date
2007-12
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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.Citation
The problem of treatment abandonment in children from developing countries with cancer. 2007, 49 (7):941-6 Pediatr Blood CancerJournal
Pediatric Blood & CancerDOI
10.1002/pbc.21127PubMed ID
17252565Type
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1545-5009ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1002/pbc.21127
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