Medical assistance services may be supported to speed up care, examinations and surgeries, in addition to the training of human resources at all levels and clinical, epidemiological and experimental research.
"Child cancer affects the child's family, friends and acquaintances, but when it is identified early, the cure rate can reach 70%," states Alexandre Frota.
He adds that leukemia is the most common type of cancer in childhood, along with tumors that affect the lymphatic and central nervous systems.
“It is a matter of social justice, since Brazil already has technology for the early detection of some types of cancer, but this has not reached the poorest strata of society,” he concludes.
Source: Agência Câmara de Notícias
