What can be learned about childhood cancer from "Cancer statistics review 1973-1988".

摘要: Background. National data on childhood cancer is becoming more available, but there continues to be a paucity of information, Methods. The 1991 edition Cancer Statistics Review was scrutinized for information the status pediatric cancers in United States. Results. evidence indicates that States, among children younger than 15 years age increasing incidence. In this group, equally whites and blacks girls boys. white children, increase appears largely due increases acute lymphoblastic leukemia tumors brain nervous system, not changes Wilms tumor, soft tissue bone sarcomas, lymphomas Hodgkin disease, or other common malignancies