ReviewBritish journal of cancer2021
Timeliness of diagnosis and treatment: the challenge of childhood cancers.
Review in British journal of cancer, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 29 papers.
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29 citing papers in PubMed, 56 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Multilevel onsite training and mentorship model to accelerate early childhood cancer diagnosis in Northwest Ethiopia: A quasi-experimental mixed method study.PLoS medicine · 2026Article
- Adolescents' perceptions and lived experiences of cancer patient-hood: a qualitative study.BMC cancer · 2026Article
- Toward Safer Diagnoses: A SEIPS-Based Narrative Review of Diagnostic Errors.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Nationwide trends in childhood cancer incidence and survival in Iran: analysis of national cancer registry data, 2005-2014.BMC pediatrics · 2025Article
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- Clinical Characteristics, Diagnosis, and Management of Primary Malignant Lung Tumors in Children: A Single-Center Analysis.Biomedicines · 2025Article
- Understanding the influence of social determinants of health on symptom reporting in pediatric cancer.The Journal of rural health : official journal of the American Rural Health Association and the National Rural Health Care Association · 2025Article
- Delay in diagnosis and treatment of childhood cancers in a developing country: A cross-sectional patient-based survey at country's largest pediatric oncology center.Pakistan journal of medical sciences · 2025Article
- Association Between Medicaid Coverage Continuity and Survival in Patients With Newly Diagnosed Pediatric and Adolescent Cancers.JCO oncology practice · 2025Article
- Health insurance continuity and mortality in children, adolescents, and young adults with blood cancer.Journal of the National Cancer Institute · 2025Article
- Epidemiology and clinical features of childhood malignant solid tumors in a single center in southwest China over 24 years.BMC pediatrics · 2025Article
- A Review on Novel Applications of Nanoparticles in Pediatric Oncology.Oncology research · 2025Review
- Targeting tumor angiogenesis and metabolism: a new perspective in pediatric thoracic tumor therapy.Frontiers in cell and developmental biology · 2025Review
- Unlocking delays: revealing barriers to early diagnosis of childhood central nervous system tumors in an upper-middle-income country.Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery · 2024Article
- A prospective registry study of the epidemiology and management of childhood cancer in the Gambia-The first year experience.Health science reports · 2024Article
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- Erratum issued
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3 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
Cancer represents an important cause of disease-related death in children worldwide. Improved treatment and understanding of the ways in which cancer manifests has allowed for a greater prospect of survival in children of all ages. However, variation in childhood cancer experience exists based on factors at the individual, community and systems levels. Throughout the cancer care continuum these factors may influence the access and timeliness of care a child receives, leading to delays in diagnosis and treatment. The pejorative designation 'delay in diagnosis and treatment' is better characterised as lag time, representing an interval that is thought to influence survival and overall outcome. In recent decades, work has been done to expedite early childhood cancer diagnosis through the creation of screening and education-based programmes. Although systematic cancer screening in children poses risks and fails to achieve the goal of early diagnosis, a case has been made for risk-based surveillance that has been shown to improve outcome and reduce occurrence of advanced stage disease in targeted populations. The components of lag time are examined separately and individually. This review highlights the challenges of early diagnosis in childhood cancers and describes important contributors in the cancer care continuum.
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