Global equity in paediatric cancer care
February 15 is International Childhood Cancer Day, with 2026 marking the cumulation of a 3-year campaign, “Equal Access to Care for All Children with Cancer.” 400 000 children are diagnosed with cancer annually and, by disability-adjusted life-years,.
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February 15 is International Childhood Cancer Day, with 2026 marking the cumulation of a 3-year campaign, “Equal Access to Care for All Children with Cancer.” 400 000 children are diagnosed with cancer annually and, by disability-adjusted life-years, childhood cancer ranks as the sixth leading cause of cancer burden and ninth highest in childhood disease burden. Childhood cancer is now the leading cause of non-communicable disease-related death among children and adolescents in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICS) as well as in high-income countries.
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Lees het volledige artikelDOI: 10.1016/S2352-3026(26)00042-6