Ghana: More childhood cancer cases remain undiagnosed, untreated – Dr Tagoe

 A lot of child­hood cancer cases remain undiagnosed and untreated in the country, a Pediatric Oncologist at Korle Bu Teaching Hospital in Accra, Dr Lily Gloria Tagoe, has disclosed.

This, she said, was due to factors, including a lack of aware­ness among parents, difficulties in diagnosing cancer early while many children with symptoms were either not recognised as having cancer, or do not reach medical facilities in time for diagnosis and treatment.

Speaking at the…