Summary
PROJECT SUMMARY Endemic Burkitt lymphoma (eBL) outcomes in children with advanced stage disease are markedly inferior to those in children with early-stage disease. eBL is one of the most rapidly growing tumors. As a result, diagnostic delays of days-to-weeks contribute to late presentations, and directly affect stage and curability of disease. BL is the most common childhood cancer in Uganda. A child with a large jaw mass will be readily recognized as having eBL, and will typically be treated before histologic confirmation. However, a child with a lesser jaw swelling, or an abdominal mass, m
