A Prospective Study on the Causes of Delayed Diagnosis of Childhood Cancer in Ibadan, Nigeria.

Outcome in cancer may be improved by early diagnosis and prompt treatment. The objectives of this study were to determine the prediagnostic intervals (lag time) in childhood cancer and the factors that influence them at the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan. The study was prospective and observational and involved children diagnosed with cancer from July 2012 to June 2014 at UCH, Ibadan, Nigeria.