Socioeconomic status significantly impacts childhood cancer survival in South Africa.
Marc Gerald HendricksAnnibale CoisJennifer GeelJaques van HeerdenCollet DandaraKharnita MohamedKirsten A DonaldMariana KrugerPublished in: Pediatric blood & cancer (2023)
SES significantly impacts childhood cancer survival for children with solid tumours in South Africa. SES is a robust surrogate for race in South Africa as a prognostic metric of disease outcome in childhood cancer. Advocacy to increase social support for impoverished patients is essential to achieve equitable improvements in outcomes treated with standardised national treatment guidelines.
Keyphrases
- childhood cancer
- south africa
- young adults
- social support
- hiv positive
- depressive symptoms
- end stage renal disease
- newly diagnosed
- ejection fraction
- chronic kidney disease
- peritoneal dialysis
- prognostic factors
- free survival
- quality improvement
- metabolic syndrome
- men who have sex with men
- adipose tissue
- insulin resistance
- hepatitis c virus
- skeletal muscle
- glycemic control
- antiretroviral therapy