Andrea Cappellano, Maite Gorostegui, Oscar Gonzalez-Ramella, Nevicolino Pereira Carvalho Filho, Diana Valencia, Luisa Chantada, Claudia Sampor, María J Serrano, Carla Macedo, Oscar Ramirez, Susan Sardinas, Eva Lezcano, Patricia Calderón, Yessika Gamboa, Ligia Fu, Wendy Gómez, Magdalena Schelotto, Cecilia Ugaz, Pablo Lobos, Simone Dos Santos Aguiar, Katiuska Moreno, Julia Palma, Gissela Sánchez, Filomena Moschella, Pascale Yola Heurtelou Gassant, Thelma Velasquez, Karina Quintero, Florencia Moreno, Milena Villarroel, Soad Fuentes Alabi, Liliana Vasquez, Julia Challinor, Guillermo L Chantada
BACKGROUND: Latin American countries are improving childhood cancer care, showing strong commitment to implement the Global Initiative for Childhood Cancer, but there are scant publications of the situation at a continental level. METHODS: As part of the International Society of Paediatric Oncology Global Mapping project, delegates of each country participating in the Latin American Society of Pediatric Oncology (SLAOP) and chairs of national pediatric oncology societies and cooperative groups were invited to provide information regarding availability of national pediatric cancer control programs (NPCCP), pediatric oncology laws, pediatric oncology tumor registries, and training programs and support to diagnosis and treatment...
March 31, 2024: Pediatric Blood & Cancer