Improving pediatric cancer care disparities across the United States-Mexico border: Lessons learned from a transcultural partnership between San Diego and Tijuana

• Main Authors: Paula eAristizabal (Author), Spencer eFuller (Author), Rebeca eRivera (Author), David eBeyda (Author), Raul Correa Ribeiro (Author), William eRoberts (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2015-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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In 2007, the five-year survival rate for children with acute leukemia in Baja California, Mexico was estimated at 10% (vs. 88% in the United States). In response, stakeholders at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Rady Children's Hospital San Diego and the Hospital General de Tijuana i...