Tag Nader Kim El-Mallawany MD

Hematology, Oncology, and Palliative Medicine

Non-hodgkin lymphoma in children and adolescents

1 Describe the epidemiology of non-Hodgkin lymphoma in children and adolescents. Non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) is a heterogeneous category that includes a wide diversity of malignancies derived from lymphocytic cell origin. Although the World Health Organization (WHO) classification of lymphoid neoplasms…

Pediatric Hematology & Oncology Secrets
December 24, 2023

Hematology, Oncology, and Palliative Medicine

Global health issues in pediatric oncology

1 How does the epidemiology of childhood cancer vary in different geographic regions of the world? Variation in the epidemiology of childhood cancer worldwide is largely influenced by the impact of infection-associated malignancies ( Figure 28.1 ). Although acute lymphoblastic…

Pediatric Hematology & Oncology Secrets
December 24, 2023