Abstract
Forty percent of pediatric neoplasms develop by 4 years of age, with a slight prevalence in males, the male-female ratio being 1:1.2. In industrialized countries, the cancer incidence in children is approximately 130-140 new cases per million children a year, meaning that in Italy, for instance, there are about 1350 new pediatric cases of cancer every year. Taking all the malignant histotypes into account, recent data indicate that 70 % of patients are now still alive 5 years after their diagnosis [88].
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Clinical Nuclear Medicine in Pediatrics |
Publisher | Springer International Publishing |
Pages | 185-238 |
Number of pages | 54 |
ISBN (Print) | 9783319213712, 9783319213705 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Jan 1 2015 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Medicine(all)