Subregional efforts to improve childhood cancer care in the Andean countries

Cancer is one of the leading causes of death in children and adolescents younger than 19 years. An estimated 10 000 deaths are caused by this disease annually in this age group in Latin America and the Caribbean. In high-income countries, the survival of children and adolescents with neoplasms can r...

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Main Authors: Maria del Carmen Calle, Marisela Mallqui, Luis Beingolea, Forlly Chavez, Patricia Gallardo, iliana Vásquez, Hernan Sepúlveda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pan American Health Organization 2023-10-01
Series:Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública
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Online Access:https://iris.paho.org/handle/10665.2/58255