Abstract
Childhood cancer is a rare disease but highly curable when diagnosed early.
Patients in developing countries often present late and are diagnosed with advanced disease.
The delay in the diagnosis is associated with lack of awareness in the population and limited knowledge of the health professionals.
Early diagnosis requires a high index of suspicion and recognizing the red flag signs of childhood cancer. Patients with limited disease, diagnosed with stage 1 or 2, have a much better prognosis than those diagnosed late with advanced disease or in stage 3 or 4.
More than 85 % of all paediatric cancers are associated with these early warning signs, which should be included in all educational resources for health professionals and campaign of awareness should be regularly organize for the general population.
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Poyiadjis, S., Tuyisenge, L. (2014). Early Warning Signs of Cancer in Children/Models for Early Diagnosis. In: Stefan, D., Rodriguez-Galindo, C. (eds) Pediatric Hematology-Oncology in Countries with Limited Resources. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-3891-5_6
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