Delay in diagnosis of cancer in Iraq: Implications for survival and health outcomes at Children's Welfare Teaching Hospital in Baghdad

• Main Authors: Widad Yadalla (Author), Mazin F. Al-Jadiry (Author), Safaa A. Faraj (Author), Hasanein H. Ghali (Author), Aaron Shakow (Author), Muhummed N. Kasmani (Author), Mary C. Smith Fawzi (Author), Salma A. Al-Hadad (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Inishmore Laser Scientific Publishing Ltd, 2021-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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# Background Decades of political and economic instability have taken a significant toll on health outcomes among children in Iraq. In a health system with optimal resources, five-year rates of survival for childhood cancer would exceed 80%; however, a study in Iraq demonstrated a much lower surviva...