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                    [Title] => Barriers to healthcare access of Pinoy kids with cancer revealed
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Over 200,000 children develop cancer worldwide each year. Eighty percent of these children live in poorer developing countries where less than 10 percent will survive, compared to at least 80 percent survival rate in high-income countries.

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A story of courage, faith and hope — this is the synopsis of “Munting Saranggola” (Little Kite), a play produced by the Philippine Educational Theater Association (PETA) and the My Child Matters Philippines at the Philippine Children’s Medical Center (PCMC), aiming to create widespread awareness about childhood cancer as well as to dispel myths surrounding the disease.

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In observance of World Cancer Day, the Philippine Children’s Medical Center (PCMC), a partner agency of the International Union Against Cancer (IUCC) in the global fight against cancer, recently launched a campaign to raise awareness on childhood cancers throughout the Philippines.

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Dr. Ma. Victoria Abesamis, president of the Philippine Society of Pediatric Oncologists (PSPO), said the practice of pediatric oncology in the country is still very young despite the huge number of Filipino children who develop cancer.

She said the PSPO was founded in 2001 with nine original members.
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                    [Title] => Barriers to healthcare access of Pinoy kids with cancer revealed
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Over 200,000 children develop cancer worldwide each year. Eighty percent of these children live in poorer developing countries where less than 10 percent will survive, compared to at least 80 percent survival rate in high-income countries.

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A story of courage, faith and hope — this is the synopsis of “Munting Saranggola” (Little Kite), a play produced by the Philippine Educational Theater Association (PETA) and the My Child Matters Philippines at the Philippine Children’s Medical Center (PCMC), aiming to create widespread awareness about childhood cancer as well as to dispel myths surrounding the disease.

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In observance of World Cancer Day, the Philippine Children’s Medical Center (PCMC), a partner agency of the International Union Against Cancer (IUCC) in the global fight against cancer, recently launched a campaign to raise awareness on childhood cancers throughout the Philippines.

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Dr. Ma. Victoria Abesamis, president of the Philippine Society of Pediatric Oncologists (PSPO), said the practice of pediatric oncology in the country is still very young despite the huge number of Filipino children who develop cancer.

She said the PSPO was founded in 2001 with nine original members.
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