Epidemiological profile and clinico-pathological features of pediatric gynecological cancers at Moi Teaching & Referral Hospital, Kenya.

Background: The main pediatric (0-18 years) gynecologic cancers include stromal carcinomas (juvenile granulosa cell tumors and Sertoli-Leydig cell tumors), genital rhabdomyosarcomas and ovarian germ cell. Outcomes depend on time of diagnosis, stage, tumor type and treatment which can have long-term effects on the reproductive career of these patients. This study seeks to analyze the trends in clinical-pathologic presentation, treatment and outcomes in the cases seen at our facility.

Use of Palliative Cisplatinum for Advanced Cervical Cancer in a Resource-Poor Setting: A Case Series From Kenya.

Purpose: To evaluate the effectiveness and feasibility of cisplatinum for palliative treatment of advanced cervical cancer in a resource-poor setting.

Methods: An observational case series is reported from a university teaching hospital in Kenya. All women presenting with advanced cervical cancer and planned for palliative cisplatinum therapy from 2010 to 2014 were included.

Factors influencing time to diagnosis and treatment among pediatric oncology patients in Kenya.

Early diagnosis and start of treatment are fundamental goals in cancer care. This study determines the time lag and the factors that influence the time to diagnosis and start of treatment. Study participants were parents of childhood cancer patients diagnosed between August 2013 and July 2014 in a hospital in Kenya.

Abandonment of childhood cancer treatment in Western Kenya.

Background: The most important reason for childhood cancer treatment failure in low-income countries is treatment abandonment.

Objective: The aim of this study was to explore reasons for childhood cancer treatment abandonment and assess the clinical condition of these children.

Design: This was a descriptive study using semistructured questionnaires.

Successes and challenges of establishing a cervical cancer screening and treatment program in western Kenya.

Objective: To describe the challenges and successes of integrating a public-sector cervical screening program into a large HIV care system in western Kenya.

Methods: The present study was a programmatic description and a retrospective chart review of data collected from a cervical screening program based on visual inspection with acetic acid (VIA) between June 2009 and October 2011.

Results: In total, 6787 women were screened: 1331 (19.