Childhood cancer control in Asia: challenges and opportunities in paediatric oncology
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Kayo NakataYin Ting CheungMiho KatoGiang Nguyen HuongChun Sing LamTomohiro Matsudaet al.
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This Series published in The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health and eClinicalMedicine examines the challenges and opportunities for childhood cancer care in Asia, which bears half of the global paediatric cancer burden. Paper 1 by Nakata and colleagues highlights the wide variation in incidence, mortality, and survival estimates across the region, emphasizing the need for quality population-based cancer data. Paper 2 by Khan and colleagues reviews the history and current status of paediatric cancer trials, identifying gaps in research infrastructure, insufficient funding, and barriers to patient participation as key challenges.
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Nakata and colleagues highlight the wide spectrum of incidence, mortality, and survival estimates, and the need for quality population-based cancer data.
Khan and colleagues summarise the history and status of paediatric cancer trials and review challenges such as gaps in research infrastructure, insufficient funding support, and barriers to patient participation.
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