title: Current status of pediatric hematology/oncology and palliative care in Lebanon: a physician's perspective.
abstract: Children with cancer suffer a lot, especially those in developing countries with limited health resources. Although pediatric hematology/oncology has become a well-developed subspecialty in Lebanon, pediatric palliative care is still underrecognized. The current pediatric hematology/oncology and palliative care services in Lebanon are reviewed in this article. We stress upon the adverse consequences of absence of well-defined pediatric palliative care in order for it to be recognized and integrated as a new discipline.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric, Saint George Hospital University Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon. petern@inco.com.lb
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Noun
authors.forename: Claudia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Djambas-Khayat
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D006405:Hematology; D006801:Humans; D007861:Lebanon; D008495:Medical Oncology; D010166:Palliative Care; D010372:Pediatrics