Wendy Cristhyna Gómez García, Silvia Rivas, Gabriela Paz, Marisol Bustamante, Gerardo Castro, Hazel Gutiérrez, Maria Sabina Ah Chu, Pascale Yola Gassant, Rolando Larin Lovo, Yessika Gamboa, Marleni Torres Núñez, Ximena García Quintero, Regina Okhuysen-Cawley
Palliative care offers children who have life-limiting and life-threatening oncologic illnesses and their families improved quality of life. In some instances, impeccable symptom control can lead to improved survival. Cultural and financial barriers to palliative care in oncology patients occur in all countries, and those located in Central America are no exception. In this article, we summarize how the programs participating in the Asociación de Hemato-Oncólogos Pediatras de Centro America (AHOPCA) have developed dedicated oncology palliative care programs...
November 10, 2021: Children