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Towards zero percent treatment abandonment of patients with common and curable childhood cancer types in Blantyre, Malawi.

Eunice ChakumathaHarriet KhofiLisa LandmanJanna WeijersSimon BaileyGeorge ChagalukaElizabeth MolyneuxTrijn Israels
Published in: Pediatric blood & cancer (2022)
A simple and relatively low-cost comprehensive intervention package with no costs for families, significantly decreased treatment abandonment. This strategy may increase survival of children with common and curable cancers in LIC, especially when coupled with improvements in access to treatment and quality of treatment, including supportive care.
Keyphrases
  • randomized controlled trial
  • healthcare
  • low cost
  • palliative care
  • combination therapy
  • childhood cancer
  • pain management
  • chronic pain
  • health insurance