Pediatric Oncology as the Next Global Child Health Priority: The Need for National Childhood Cancer Strategies in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

Sumit Gupta; Roberto Rivera-Luna; Raul C. Ribeiro; Scott C. Howard

doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.1001656

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Pediatric Oncology as the Next Global Child Health Priority: The Need for National Childhood Cancer Strategies in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

Sumit Gupta ,

* E-mail: sumit.gupta@sickkids.ca

Affiliations Division of Paediatric Haematology/Oncology, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Department of Paediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Roberto Rivera-Luna,

Affiliation Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, National Institute of Pediatrics (NIP), Mexico City, Mexico
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Raul C. Ribeiro,

Affiliation Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee, United States of America
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Scott C. Howard

Affiliation Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee, United States of America
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Pediatric Oncology as the Next Global Child Health Priority: The Need for National Childhood Cancer Strategies in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

Sumit Gupta,
Roberto Rivera-Luna,
Raul C. Ribeiro,
Scott C. Howard

Published: June 17, 2014
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1001656

About the Authors

Sumit Gupta

* E-mail: sumit.gupta@sickkids.ca

Affiliations Division of Paediatric Haematology/Oncology, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Department of Paediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Roberto Rivera-Luna

Affiliation Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, National Institute of Pediatrics (NIP), Mexico City, Mexico

Raul C. Ribeiro

Affiliation Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee, United States of America

Scott C. Howard

Affiliation Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Wrote the first draft of the manuscript: SG. Contributed to the writing of the manuscript: SG RRL RCR SCH. ICMJE criteria for authorship read and met: SG RRL RCR SCH. Agree with manuscript results and conclusions: SG RRL RCR SCH.

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