International Society of Paediatric Oncology (SIOP) Global Mapping Program: Analysis of healthcare centers in countries of the Latin American Society of Pediatric Oncology (SLAOP).
Maite Gorostegui-ObanosLuisa ChantadaNevicolino Pereira Carvalho FilhoOscar Gonzalez-RamellaMaría J Serrano BDiana ValenciaClaudia SamporCarla MacedoOscar RamirezSusan SardinasEva LezcanoPatricia CalderónYessika GamboaLigia FuWendy GómezMagdalena SchelottoCecilia UgazPablo LobosKatiuska MorenoJulia PalmaGisella SánchezFilomena MoschellaPascale Yola Heurtelou GassantThelma VelasquezKarina QuinteroMariuska FortezaMilena VillarroelFlorencia MorenoSoad Fuentes AlabiMaría Liliana Vásquez PonceJennifer LoweAndrea CappellanoJulia ChallinorGuillermo L ChantadaPublished in: Pediatric blood & cancer (2024)
Most children with cancer in Latin America are treated in public HVC. There is a scarcity of pediatric oncologists, specialized nurses and surgeons, and palliative care teams, especially in centers with public funding.