Extracts from a news item he WHO Africa Regional Office website:
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Every year, an estimated 800 to 1200 children and adolescents in Senegal get cancer. Most deaths from childhood cancers are avoidable, as they result from late or erroneous diagnosis or due to poor access to care services. Early diagnosis and adequate care could raise survival rates from the most common types of cancers to more than 80%...
To improve timely detection and prevent fatalities, World Health Organization (WHO) is supporting government efforts to raise public awareness of the importance of early detection.
“Early intervention saves lives,” says Dr Lucile Imboua, WHO Representative. “Most of the children lost to cancer die because of late detection. What’s lacking is communication, especially among parents and guardians. Communication is indispensable in helping those caring for a child to notice the signs of cancer, and to have the child examined as early as possible by a professional.”...
WHO has also supported training for health workers in early diagnosis and care of the most common childhood cancers. Supporting the national health system to scale up communication around these issues, WHO has developed communication tools addressing the most common childhood cancers, with an emphasis on recognising warning signs and describing the steps to be taken. In November and December 2021, more than 400 communications products were produced for professionals and partners, while audio-visual content was produced for national broadcast...
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