ABSTRACT
The Latin American Society of Paediatric Oncology provides information for general paediatricians and paediatric oncologists by publishing articles, news and presentations in paediatric and evidence-based oncology on its website. The surveys on samples of the population were converted in the Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results programme, which produces incidence and survival rates broken down by ethnic groups. Cancer registration can trace its origins to the first decade of the 20th century, when surveys measuring the point prevalence of cancer were reported from a number of European countries. The Paediatric Oncology Networked Database is an online, multilingual database for paediatric haematology/oncology patients. The aim is to improve the care of paediatric oncology patients in countries with limited resources by the exchange of information and experience among oncologists who practise in a similar medical environment. Twinning programmes are partnerships between institutions in industrialized countries and those in developing countries with the goal of improving survival rates among children with cancer.
