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Clinical, epidemiological, and care profile of hospitalized patients with retinoblastoma in Brazil.

Annamaria Ciminelli BarbosaMaria Clara de Magalhães BarbosaGiovanni Nicola Umberto Italiano ColombiniArnaldo Prata Barbosa
Published in: Arquivos brasileiros de oftalmologia (2024)
Despite the high proportion of missing data, we found that the delay in diagnosis is due to prehospital factors. Additionally, there is a need for educational programs for healthcare professionals and families that emphasize early identification and referral to specialized centers. Future studies should focus on the impact of Hospital Cancer Registry data completeness on outcomes, causes of delay in diagnosis, regional inequalities, and barriers to accessing specialized services.
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