More than half of all pediatric cancer deaths worldwide occur in regions of armed conflict, according to a new study led by investigators from St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Duke University and other collaborators. The study demonstrated that pediatric cancer diagnoses and mortality are significantly impacted in areas of armed conflict and documented the significant contribution these troubled areas make to the global burden of childhood cancer.
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