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Paediatric non-Hodgkin lymphoma in low and middle income countries
- Source :
- British Journal of Haematology. 173:651-654
- Publication Year :
- 2016
- Publisher :
- Wiley, 2016.
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Abstract
- Great advances have been made in the treatment of paediatric non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL). In high-income countries (HIC), cure rates now exceed 85%. However, in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC), cure rates remain less than 50%. It is estimated that over 90% of paediatric NHL worldwide occur in LMIC; therefore, even modest improvements in outcome would have significant impact in reducing the burden of paediatric NHL globally. This article will discuss some of the issues required to improve the outcome of paediatric NHL in LMIC using data presented at the Fifth International Symposium on Childhood, Adolescent and Young Adult Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma held in Varese, Italy, 2015 to illustrate these issues. Additionally, potential bi-directional benefits for patients in both LMIC and HIC from future collaborations will be discussed.
- Subjects :
- medicine.medical_specialty
Pediatrics
Adolescent
Developing country
Article
Young Adult
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
immune system diseases
hemic and lymphatic diseases
Internal medicine
Developing countrie
medicine
Humans
Young adult
Child
Developing Countries
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma
Hematology
business.industry
Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin
Infant, Newborn
Infant
medicine.disease
Lymphoma
Treatment Outcome
Paediatric
Low and middle income countries
Child, Preschool
030220 oncology & carcinogenesis
Income
Hodgkin lymphoma
business
030215 immunology
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 00071048
- Volume :
- 173
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- British Journal of Haematology
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....3f4550024997526afceec0fc582bba35