Determinants of Treatment Abandonment in Childhood Cancer: Results from a Global Survey.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Understanding and addressing treatment abandonment (TxA) is crucial for bridging the pediatric cancer survival gap between high-income (HIC) and low-and middle-income countries (LMC). In childhood cancer, TxA is defined as failure to start or complete curative cancer therapy and known to be a complex phenomenon. With rising interest on causes and consequences of TxA in LMC, this study aimed to establish the lay-of-the-land regarding determinants of TxA globally, perform and promote comparative research, and raise awareness on this subject.

Methods

Physicians (medical oncologists, surgeons, and radiation therapists), nurses, social workers, and psychologists involved in care of children with cancer were approached through an online survey February-May 2012. Queries

SUBMITTER: Friedrich P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5063311 | biostudies-literature | 2016

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature