Publications by authors named "T Velasquez"
Community acquired pneumonia is a well-known entity in internal medicine. It represents 1.2 cases per 1000 inhabitants every year, and up to 14 cases per 100 inhabitants in people older than 65 years old.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFInternational Society of Paediatric Oncology (SIOP) Global Mapping Program: Analysis of healthcare centers in countries of the Latin American Society of Pediatric Oncology (SLAOP).
Pediatr Blood Cancer
November 2024
Background: The International Society of Paediatric Oncology Society Global Mapping Program aims to describe the local pediatric oncology capacities. Here, we report the data from Latin America.
Methods: A 10-question survey was distributed among chairs of pediatric oncology services.
Purpose: Stigma is an understudied barrier to health care acceptance in pediatric oncology. We sought to explore the stigma experience, including its impact on cancer treatment decision making, and identify strategies to mitigate stigma for patients with osteosarcoma and retinoblastoma in Guatemala, Jordan, and Zimbabwe.
Methods: Participants included caregivers, adolescent patients (age 12-19 years), and health care clinicians.
Purpose: This study aimed to describe and assess the regional experience of a pediatric hematology/oncology fellowship program based in Guatemala.
Methods: The Unidad Nacional de Oncología Pediátrica (UNOP) in Guatemala City, Guatemala, is the only hospital in Central America dedicated exclusively to childhood and adolescent cancer. To address the regional need for specialists, a fellowship program in pediatric hematology/oncology was launched in 2003.
International Society of Paediatric Oncology (SIOP) Global Mapping Programme: Latin American Society of Pediatric Oncology (SLAOP) country-level report.
Pediatr Blood Cancer
June 2024
Article Synopsis
- - Latin American countries are making significant progress in childhood cancer care by implementing the Global Initiative for Childhood Cancer, although there’s limited continental-level data on these efforts.
- - A survey involving 19 out of 20 Latin American countries revealed that nine have national pediatric cancer control programs, and there are resources like tumor registries and fellowship training programs available in many countries.
- - Overall, improvements in child cancer treatment and survivorship are notable in the region, with a correlation between social development and the availability of comprehensive support and resources for pediatric oncology.