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Review
. 2025 Apr:72 Suppl 2:e31238.
doi: 10.1002/pbc.31238. Epub 2024 Aug 4.

Childhood cancer surgery in low- and middle-income countries

Luca Pio  1   2 , Amos Loh  3   4 , Derek Harrison  5 , Gloria Gonzalez  6 , Sajid Qureshi  7 , Kokila Lakhoo  8 , Simone Abib  9 , Abdelhafeez H Abdelhafeez  2   10
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Childhood cancer surgery in low- and middle-income countries

Luca Pio et al. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2025 Apr.

Abstract

This report summarizes the status of pediatric surgical oncology services in low- and middle-income countries. Factors such as surgical capacity and enablers, and barriers to providing pediatric surgical oncology services are discussed. A review of the literature was conducted to examine the evidence for the capacity of low- and middle-income countries to provide childhood cancer surgery services, focusing on general surgery. Unpublished, ongoing work and initiatives of international organizations are also described.

Keywords: LMIC; childhood cancer surgery; limited‐resource setting; pediatric surgical oncology.

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