2013
DOI: 10.1002/pbc.24845
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Childhood cancer in Africa

Abstract: The majority of children with cancer live in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) with little or no access to cancer treatment. The purpose of the paper is to describe the current status of childhood cancer treatment in Africa, as documented in publications, dedicated websites and information collected through surveys. Successful twinning programmes, like those in Malawi and Cameroon, as well as the collaborative clinical trial approach of the Franco-African Childhood Cancer Group (GFAOP), provide good mod… Show more

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“…In 2013, 23 of 52 countries in Africa had radiotherapy (Abdel-Wahab et al, 2013); a year later Kruger et al (2014) reported that 66% of oncology units in 14 countries had no access to radiotherapy.…”
Section: Challenges Of Cancer Care In Lmicsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…In 2013, 23 of 52 countries in Africa had radiotherapy (Abdel-Wahab et al, 2013); a year later Kruger et al (2014) reported that 66% of oncology units in 14 countries had no access to radiotherapy.…”
Section: Challenges Of Cancer Care In Lmicsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Cette prédominance est rapportée également par de nombreuses études en Afrique où le lymphome de Burkitt représente 20 à 50 % des cancers de l'enfant [5] au virus Epstein-Barr favoriserait la survenue du lymphome de Burkitt [8].…”
Section: Discussionunclassified
“…Cependant, dans la plupart des pays européens, les neuroblastomes sont les cancers embryonnaires les plus fréquents avec une fréquence de 40 % [1]. Dans notre étude, 3 cas de neuroblastomes seulement ont été observés, mais cette sous-représentation est liée à la faiblesse du plateau technique neurochirurgical qui fait que la plupart de ces tumeurs ne sont pas opérées et ne bénéficient donc pas d'un examen anatomopathologique pour confirmation histologique [3,8].…”
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“…Such South-South partnerships have greater potential to develop regional pathology infrastructure in East Africa, rather than relying on analysis from Europe or North America, often the case for African pathology [16]. …”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%