Establishing Childhood Cancer Registry Status in 3 Pediatric Oncology Units of Pakistan - A Low Middle Income Country

Abstract

Introduction: There is marked disparity in infrastructure and standard of care among various Pediatric oncology units in Pakistan. Estimation of childhood cancer incidence is important for policy makers for planning and priority setting. With the help of grant from My Child Matters, The Indus Hospital launched a project for holistic improvement in existing Pediatric Oncology Units of different hospitals; Children Hospital and Institute of Child Health, Multan (CH&ICH), Lahore General Hospital (LGH) and Mayo Hospital. Aim of this study was to establish a hospital based childhood cancer registry which could provide estimation of childhood cancer burden.

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