World Child Cancer provides training for radiologists [Video]

About 1,200 children under the age of 15 in Ghana are estimated to develop cancer annually, according to the World Health Organization.

The survival rate of cancer cases is less than fifty percent in the African continent, owing to limited expertise and apparatus, enforcing the inequality in child cancer care in Ghana.

World Child Cancer is critically highlighting the essence of early and accurate detection by enhancing the proficiency and expertise of radiologists in interpreting medical images accurately and efficiently.

The survival rate of child cancer in developed continents is peaking at over 70 per cent.

This highlights the strides and positive investment in radiology expertise, medical imaging technologies, and early detection methods.

Dr Obed Kojo Otoo, a senior specialist radiologist at Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, says the treatment of cancer, particularly child cancer, is hindered by insufficient equipment and expertise among radiographers and radiologists.

This limits the information provided …