Barnabas Atwiine, Head of Clinical Operations at Mbarara Paediatric Cancer and Haematology Unit, shared on LinkedIn:
“How do we confront the monster of Treatment Abandonment during childhood cancer treatment?
This problem is the leading cause of treatment failure in children with cancer in sub-Saharan Africa and other low income countries.
The reasons are difficult circumstances that overwhelm families of children with cancer.
Putting heads together with friends who are equally concerned about this problem.”
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