Browsing by Subject "Childhood cancer"

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Coexisting conditions among children and adolescents with cancer in a section of the South African private health sector: perspectives from drug utilization data

Otoo, Marianne N.; Lubbe, Martie S.; Steyn, Hanlie; Burger, Johanita R. (Atlantis Press, 2020)

Coexisting conditions are relatively common in children with cancer, however, there is a paucity of information on the prevalence of coexisting conditions in children with cancer in South Africa. This cross-sectional study ...
Epidemiology of childhood cancer in a section of the private health sector of South Africa

Otoo, Marianne Naana (North-West University (South-Africa), 2020)

The study aimed at determining the incidence, prevalence and trends of childhood cancers over time, as well as identifying the common coexisting conditions in children and adolescents on treatment for cancer in the private ...
Incidence patterns of childhood cancer in two tertiary hospitals in Ghana from 2015 to 2019: A retrospective observational study

Owusu, Winifred E.; Burger, Johanita R.; Lubbe, Martha S.; Jouber, Rianda; Cockeran, Marike (Elsevier, 2023)

Background: Accurate epidemiological data are vital in estimating the burden of disease in a country. Little is known about the incidence of childhood cancer in Ghana. This study describes the incidence patterns of cancer ...