The feasibility of implementing Toronto childhood cancer stage guidelines and estimating the impact on outcome for childhood cancers in seven pediatric oncology units in sub‐Saharan Africa. A study from the Franco‐African Pediatric Oncology Group
The feasibility of implementing Toronto childhood cancer stage guidelines and estimating the impact on outcome for childhood cancers in seven pediatric oncology units in sub‐Saharan Africa. A study from the Franco‐African Pediatric Oncology Group
B. Mallon,R. Kabore,9 Authors,J. Clavel
TLDR
The feasibility of implementing the Toronto Childhood Cancer Stage Guidelines in the hospital‐based cancer registry of the Franco‐African Pediatric Oncology Group (GFAOP) is described and the impact of TG stage on outcome in pediatric oncology units (POUs) in seven low‐ and middle‐income countries in sub‐Saharan Africa is assessed.
Abstract
The improvement of childhood cancer outcome is determined by early diagnosis, effective treatment, supportive care, and adequate medical follow‐up. Stage at diagnosis may reflect timeliness of diagnosis, therefore standardized registration of stage is essential for interpretation of regional differences and time trends in survival. Here, we describe the feasibility of implementing the Toronto Childhood Cancer Stage Guidelines (hereafter Toronto Guidelines [TG]) in the hospital‐based cancer registry of the Franco‐African Pediatric Oncology Group (GFAOP), and assess the impact of TG stage on outcome in pediatric oncology units (POUs) in seven low‐ and middle‐income countries in sub‐Saharan Africa (SSA).