Open AccessPediatric hematological malignancy: Identification of issues involved in the road to diagnosis
Author(s) -
Jeyaanth Venkatasai,
Srividya Srinivasamaharaj,
Latha M. Sneha,
Julius Xavier Scott,
Anu Kurian Baby,
Mahalakshmi Rajan
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
south asian journal of cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-4306
pISSN - 2278-330X
DOI - 10.4103/2278-330x.202559
Subject(s) - medicine , referral , malignancy , pediatrics , disease , population , pediatric oncology , family medicine , cancer , environmental health
Childhood malignancy, although a rare phenomenon, is still the leading cause of mortality in the pediatric population. Early diagnosis and treatment are imperative for the achievement of optimal prognosis. The study of factors facilitating the delay in diagnosis is thus of utmost importance, to both shorten the diagnostic delay and allow for early therapeutic intervention, facilitating a higher prognosis.