Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on patients with paediatric cancer in low-income, middle-income and high-income countries: a multicentre, international, observational cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Paediatric cancer is a leading cause of death for children. Children in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs) were four times more likely to die than children in high-income countries (HICs). This study aimed to test the hypothesis that the COVID-19 pandemic had affected the delivery of healthcare services worldwide, and exacerbated the disparity in paediatric cancer outcomes between LMICs and HICs.

Design

A multicentre, international, collaborative cohort study.

Setting

91 hospitals and cancer centres in 39 countries providing cancer treatment to paediatric patients between March and December 2020.

Participants

Patients were included if they were under the age of 18 years, and newly diagnosed with or undergoing active cancer treatment for A

SUBMITTER: Global Health Research Group on Children’s Non-Communicable Diseases Collaborative 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9021459 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature