ACT 4 Children shared a post on LinkedIn:
“Over 85% of children with cancer live in low- and middle-income countries. Yet a major systematic review of 1,558 childhood cancer survivorship studies (1980–2021) found that the vast majority of research is conducted only in high-income countries, even though low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) bear the greatest burden of childhood cancer.
This creates a dangerous gap.
When research is concentrated in resource-rich settings, the evidence guiding survivorship care does not reflect the realities faced by most children worldwide.
Key inequities highlighted include:
- Fewer survivorship studies have been conducted in LMICs
- Underrepresentation of children who make up most global cases
- Limited research on psychosocial, long-term, and quality-of-life outcomes in LMICs
- Smaller, less resourced studies where data is most urgently needed
If we want truly global progress in childhood cancer outcomes, we must invest in research capacity, funding, and collaboration in LMICs, not just treatment delivery.
Equity in care starts with equity in evidence.”
Title: Childhood Cancer Survivorship Globally: A Systematic Review
Authors: Melissa Martos, Nicholas George, Farina E. Arreguín-González, Malek Baassiri, Alma E. Benito-Reséndiz, Nickhill Bhakta, Neel S. Bhatt, Natalie Bradford, Matthew J. Ehrhardt, Drew Fajardo, Melissa M. Hudson, Maria G. Jiménez-Carbajal, Jason Lam Shang Leen, Glenn Mbah Afungchwi, Christian Mueller, Maria Olsson, Ishu Poudyal, Natalie Pritchett, Oscar Ramirez, Julie Ritter, Venkatraman Radhakrishnan, Krishna Sagar Sharma, Amela Siječić, M. Clarise Valencia, Alia Zaidi, Anel Van Zyl, Lisa M. Force
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