Evaluation of delays in diagnosis and treatment of childhood malignancies in Bangladesh

Introduction: Malignancy is one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide. According to GLOBOCAN 2012, an estimated 14.1 million new cancer cases and 8.2 million cancer-related deaths occurred in 2012. It is estimated that childhood malignancies are 0.5-4.6% of total malignancies. H...

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Main Authors: Mamtaz Begum, Md. Johirul Islam, Md. Waheed Akhtar, Sabina Karim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd. 2016-01-01
Series:South Asian Journal of Cancer
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Online Access:http://journal.sajc.org/article.asp?issn=2278-330X;year=2016;volume=5;issue=4;spage=192;epage=193;aulast=Begum