Understanding treatment recommendations at diagnosis of advanced cancer in pediatric oncology: The need to explore decision-making challenges globally

Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2024 Apr;71(4):e30854. doi: 10.1002/pbc.30854. Epub 2024 Jan 17.

Authors

Lisa M Force^{1

2}, Loyce Hlatywayo³, Marta Salek^{1

2}, Manoo Bhakta², Miguel Bonilla², Erica C Kaye^{1

4}, Carlos Rodriguez-Galindo^{1

2}, Justin N Baker^{1

4}, Nickhill Bhakta^{1

2}, Inam Chitsike³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Oncology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee, USA.
² Department of Global Pediatric Medicine, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee, USA.
³ Parirenyatwa Hospital and University of Zimbabwe, Harare, Zimbabwe.
⁴ Division of Quality of Life and Palliative Care, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee, USA.

PMID: 38233986
PMCID: PMC10922856 (available on 2025-04-01)
DOI: 10.1002/pbc.30854

No abstract available

Keywords: advanced cancer at diagnosis; childhood cancer; decision-making; ethics; global oncology; palliative care.

MeSH terms

Child
Decision Making
Humans
Medical Oncology
Neoplasms* / diagnosis
Neoplasms* / therapy
Palliative Care

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