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Childhood cancer care in Cameroon: Bottlenecks and Opportunities

2023-05-27

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<h4>Background: </h4> Childhood cancer is the sixth leading cause of global cancer burden. Indeed, 90% of childhood cancer cases occur in low-middle-income countries (LMICs), where mortality can be 4-5 times higher than in high income settings. In addition, many LMICs lack data on pediatric oncology for policy development and resource prioritization. In this paper, we describe the state of pediatric cancer care an...

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DOI: 10.22541/au.168516906.68885918/v1

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