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 |
|---|---|
| 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 |
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The problem of cancer in children. / Podda, Marta; Biassoni, Veronica; Meazza, Cristina; Catania, Elisabetta Schiavello Serena; Massimino, Maura.
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PY - 2015/1/1
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N2 - 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].
AB - 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].
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