Global Initiative for Childhood Cancer: progress and challenges in Panama

• Auteurs principaux: Karina Quintero (Auteur), Iveth Berrio (Auteur), Elsa Arenas (Auteur), Soad Fuentes-Alabí (Auteur), Liliana Vásquez (Auteur), Sandra Luna-Fineman (Auteur), Jorge Victoria (Auteur), Modesta Houghton (Auteur)
• Format: Livre
• Publié: Pan American Health Organization, 2023-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Sujets: article
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Despite being classified as a high-income country, Panama still faces challenges in providing care for children and adolescents with cancer. Annually, 170 new cases of childhood cancer are diagnosed in Panama, and the survival rate is around 60%. To improve this, the establishment of a Pediatric Can...