The current pandemic is highlighting and widening inequities in health systems globally. Effectively tackling COVID-19 and its repercussions requires a comprehensive, coordinated global response. We welcome the recognition of key vulnerable groups including those with pre-existing conditions like cancer and other NCDs within the proposed resolution on the global COVID-19 response.
Global COVID-19 Response: World Health Assembly Statement
This statement is submitted by UICC, WCRFI and SIOP, supported by ECCO and NCDA. The current pandemic is highlighting and widening inequities in health systems globally. Effectively tackling COVID-19 and its repercussions requires a comprehensive, coordinated global response. We welcome the recognition of key vulnerable groups including those with pre-existing conditions like cancer and other [...]
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The COVID-19 PANDEMIC: A Rapid Global Response for Children with Cancer from SIOP, COG, SIOP-E, SIOP-PODC, IPSO, PROS, CCI and St. Jude Global
Geneva, Switzerland – April 22, 2020 – The COVID-19 pandemic presents an unprecedented global threat to the safe and effective care for children with cancer. As an official non-state actor with WHO and one of the major stakeholders in the WHO “Global Initiative on Childhood Cancer”, the International Society for Paediatric Oncology (SIOP) recognised that there [...]
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Lyon 2019 – Abstract submission open
Abstract submission is now open! Submission deadline – Tuesday, April 2, 2019 (there will be no extension) Submit your abstract – click here Important Information Clinical Trials in Progress Abstracts cannot be submitted Shell Abstracts (abstracts that provide no data) cannot be submitted Previous Publications of an Abstract – an abstract can be submitted if it was/will be presented […]
Understanding Emotional Distress among Oncology Providers
Nicole Schneider, Psy.D. is a licensed psychologist at Texas Children’s Hospital, where she specializes in working with children, teenagers, and young adults with cancer. She will be completing two posts on mental health in the pediatric oncology workplace. As one might expect, taking care of chronically and critically ill patients can be extremely emotionally […]
Childhood Cancer Resources Directory
SIOP Asia in collaboration with CCI Asia has produced a Childhood Cancer Resources Directory. You can view the directory here.
Recent Publications – Essential Medicines Working group
Barr R, Robertson J (2016). Access to Cytotoxic Medicines by Children With Cancer: A Focus on Low and Middle Income Countries. Pediatric Blood and Cancer 63(2): 287-291. Denburg AE, Knaul FM, Atun R, Frazier LA and Barr RD (2014). Beyond the bench and the bedside: Economic and health system dimensions of global childhood cancer outcomes. […]
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