A Global Strategy for Building Clinical Capacity and Advancing Research in the Context of Malnutrition and Cancer in Children within Low- and Middle-Income Countries

Cancer is one of the prominent noncommunicable diseases and is responsible for more than 8 million deaths each year worldwide. It is expected to impact up to 22 million people annually by 2030, and more than 60% of new patient cases will be in Asia, Africa, and Central and South America. Despite improvements in the delivery of care to children in low- and middle-income countries, survival of those with cancer is as low as 10%; a figure that is …