Leukemia mortality in children from Latin America: trends and predictions to 2030

• Main Authors: J. Smith Torres-Roman (Author), Bryan Valcarcel (Author), Pedro Guerra-Canchari (Author), Camila Alves Dos Santos (Author), Isabelle Ribeiro Barbosa (Author), Carlo La Vecchia (Author), Katherine A. McGlynn (Author), Dyego Leandro Bezerra de Souza (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2020-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Reports suggest that Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) countries have not reduced leukemia mortality compared to high-income countries. However, updated trends remain largely unknown in the region. Given that leukemia is the leading cause of cancer-related death in LAC children,...