Open AccessEvaluation of delays in diagnosis and treatment of childhood malignancies in Bangladesh
Author(s) -
Mamtaz Begum,
Md. Johirul Islam,
Md. Waheed Akhtar,
Shanaz Karim
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
south asian journal of cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-4306
pISSN - 2278-330X
DOI - 10.4103/2278-330x.195343
Subject(s) - medicine , malignancy , observational study , pediatrics , childhood cancer , cancer , demography , sociology
Malignancy is one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide. According to GLOBOCAN 2012, an estimated 14.1 million new cancer cases and 8.2 million cancer-related deaths occurred in 2012. It is estimated that childhood malignancies are 0.5-4.6% of total malignancies. However, from the point of view of potential year lost due to childhood malignancies, it is more important than adult.