Comparing presentations and outcomes of children with cancer: a study between a lower-middle-income country and a high-income country.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Substantial progress has been achieved in managing childhood cancers in many high-income countries (HICs). In contrast, survival rates in lower-middle-income countries (LMICs) are less favorable. Here, we aimed to compare outcomes and associated factors between two large institutions; Egypt (LMIC) and Germany (HIC).

Methods

A retrospective review was conducted on newly diagnosed children with cancer between 2006 and 2010 in the departments of pediatric oncology at the South Egypt Cancer Institute (SECI) (n = 502) and the University Hospital of Cologne-Uniklinik Köln (UKK) (n = 238). Characteristics including age, sex, diagnosis, travel time from home to the cancer center, the time interval from initial symptoms to the start of treatment, treatment-related complica

SUBMITTER: Farrag A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10478379 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature