Roberto Rondelli, Tamara Belotti, Riccardo Masetti, Franco Locatelli, Maura Massimino, Alessandra Biffi, Carlo Dufour, Franca Fagioli, Giuseppe Menna, Andrea Biondi, Claudio Favre, Marco Zecca, Nicola Santoro, Giovanna Russo, Silverio Perrotta, Andrea Pession, Arcangelo Prete
BACKGROUND: In Italy, there is a network of centres headed by the Italian Association of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology (AIEOP) for the diagnosis and treatment of paediatric cancers on almost the entire national territory. Nevertheless, migration of patients in a hospital located in a region different from that of residence is a widespread habit, sometimes motivated by several reasons. The aim of this paper is to assess the impact of migration of children with cancer to AIEOP centres in order to verify their optimal distribution throughout the national territory...
March 7, 2024: Italian Journal of Pediatrics