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Treatment abandonment in children with cancer: does a sex difference exist?

The George Institute for Global Health | 18 Oct 2020

The George Institute for Global Health

New research by The George Institute for Health has investigated sex‐disparities in the abandonment of childhood cancer treatment in low‐ and middle‐income countries (LMICs) and identified the characteristics of children and their families most disadvantaged by such abandonment.

 

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