Outcome at the end of treatment of patients with common and curable childhood cancer types in Blantyre, Malawi.

Chakumatha, Eunice; Weijers, Janna; Banda, Kondwani; Bailey, Simon; Molyneux, Elizabeth; Chagaluka, George; Israels, Trijn

Chakumatha, Eunice; Weijers, Janna; Banda, Kondwani; Bailey, Simon; Molyneux, Elizabeth; Chagaluka, George; Israels, Trijn.

Affiliation

Chakumatha E; Department of Paediatrics, College of Medicine, Blantyre, Malawi.
Weijers J; Department of Paediatrics, College of Medicine, Blantyre, Malawi.
Banda K; Academy Outreach and Department of Solid Tumours, Princess Máxima Center for Paediatric Oncology, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
Bailey S; Department of Paediatrics, College of Medicine, Blantyre, Malawi.
Molyneux E; Department of Paediatric Oncology, Sir James Spence Institute of Child Health, Royal Victoria Infirmary Queen, Newcastle, UK.
Chagaluka G; Department of Paediatrics, College of Medicine, Blantyre, Malawi.
Israels T; Department of Paediatrics, College of Medicine, Blantyre, Malawi.

Pediatr Blood Cancer ; 67(7): e28322, 2020 07.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32391955

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Burkitt Lymphoma/mortality; Hodgkin Disease/mortality; Neoplasms/mortality; Retinoblastoma/mortality; Wilms Tumor/mortality; Adolescent; Burkitt Lymphoma/pathology; Burkitt Lymphoma/therapy; Child; Child, Preschool; Combined Modality Therapy; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Hodgkin Disease/pathology; Hodgkin Disease/therapy; Humans; Infant; Kidney Neoplasms/mortality; Kidney Neoplasms/pathology; Kidney Neoplasms/therapy; Malawi; Male; Neoplasms/pathology; Neoplasms/therapy; Prognosis; Retinal Neoplasms/mortality; Retinal Neoplasms/pathology; Retinal Neoplasms/therapy; Retinoblastoma/pathology; Retinoblastoma/therapy; Retrospective Studies; Survival Rate; Wilms Tumor/pathology; Wilms Tumor/therapy

Key words

Africa; childhood cancer; common and curable cancers; low-income countries; survival; treatment abandonment

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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Retinoblastoma / Hodgkin Disease / Burkitt Lymphoma / Wilms Tumor / Neoplasms Type of study: Observational_studies / Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limits: Adolescent / Child / Child, preschool / Female / Humans / Infant / Male Country/Region as subject: Africa Language: En Journal: Pediatr Blood Cancer Journal subject: HEMATOLOGIA / NEOPLASIAS / PEDIATRIA Year: 2020 Type: Article Affiliation country: Malawi

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