Presentation and Outcomes of Childhood Cancer Patients at Uganda Cancer Institute.

ABSTRACT: Introduction. Limited data suggest that children with cancer in sub-Saharan Africa have poor survival. We aimed to describe the presentation, treatment outcomes, and factors associated with survival among children with cancer managed at Uganda Cancer Institute. Methods. We retrospectively evaluated patients with childhood cancer (age ≤19 years) from Kyadondo County treated at Uganda Cancer Institute from 2006 to 2009. Cox's regression and Kaplan-Meier methods were used to study 1-year survival. Results. Among 310 patients studied, median age was 7 years (range = 0.25-19 years), 64% were boys, and 92% had histological confirmation of cancer diagnosis. The commonest diagnoses were Burkitt lymphoma (BL, N = 87), Kaposi sarcoma (KS, N = 68), non-BL non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NH

SUBMITTER: Mutyaba I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6537233 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature