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Improving Care for Children With Cancer in Low‐ and Middle‐Income Countries—A SIOP PODC Initiative
Author(s) -
Arora Ramandeep Singh,
Challinor Julia M.,
Howard Scott C.,
Israels Trijn
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
pediatric blood and cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.116
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1545-5017
pISSN - 1545-5009
DOI - 10.1002/pbc.25810
Subject(s) - medulloblastoma , pediatric oncology , medicine , retinoblastoma , wilms' tumor , neuroblastoma , abandonment (legal) , developing country , pediatric cancer , cancer , family medicine , economic growth , political science , biochemistry , chemistry , genetics , cancer research , biology , law , economics , gene , cell culture
The Paediatric Oncology in Developing Countries (PODC) committee of International Society of Paediatric Oncology (SIOP) has 10 working groups that provide a forum for individuals to engage, network, and implement improvements in the care of children with cancer in low‐ and middle‐income countries. The development of adapted guidelines (medulloblastoma, retinoblastoma, Wilms tumor, neuroblastoma, retinoblastoma, Burkitt lymphoma, supportive care), advocacy and awareness (on hospital detention and essential drugs), education and training, and global mapping (nutritional practice, abandonment rates, and twinning collaborations) have been the initial areas of focus, and the impact of some of these activities is evident, for example, in the SIOP Africa PODC Collaborative Wilms tumor project.