Strategies to Manage Retinoplastoma in Developing Countries
dc.contributor.author | Chantada, Guillermo L | |
dc.contributor.author | Qaddoumi, Ibrahim | |
dc.contributor.author | Canturk, Serife | |
dc.contributor.author | Khetan, Vikas | |
dc.contributor.author | Ma, Zhigui | |
dc.contributor.author | Kimani, Kahaki | |
dc.contributor.author | Yeniad, Baris | |
dc.contributor.author | Sultan, Iyad | |
dc.contributor.author | Sitorus, Rita S | |
dc.contributor.author | Tacyildiz, Nurdan | |
dc.contributor.author | Abramson, David H | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2013-08-05T11:16:49Z | |
dc.date.available | 2013-08-05T11:16:49Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2011-03 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Pediatric Blood & Cancer Volume 56, Issue 3, pages 341–348, March 2011 | en |
dc.identifier.uri | http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/pbc.22843/full | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/54388 | |
dc.description.abstract | Survival of retinoblastoma is >90% in developed countries but there are significant differences with developing countries in stage at presentation, available treatment options, family compliance, and survival. In low-income countries (LICs), children present with advanced disease, and the reasons are socioeconomic and cultural. In middle-income countries (MICs), survival rates are better (>70%), but there is a high prevalence of microscopically disseminated extraocular disease. Programs for eye preservation have been developed, but toxicity-related mortality is higher. Although effective treatment of microscopically extraocular disease improved the outcome, worldwide survival will be increased only by earlier diagnosis and better treatment adherence. | en |
dc.language.iso | en | en |
dc.publisher | University of Nairobi | en |
dc.title | Strategies to Manage Retinoplastoma in Developing Countries | en |
dc.type | Article | en |
local.publisher | Faculty of medicine | en |
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