Rare pediatric cancers Journal Article


Authors: Steier, C.; Gallina, V.; Tedeschi, A.
Article Title: Rare pediatric cancers
Abstract: The article discusses cancer affects millions of Americans annually and the American Cancer Society and the National Cancer Institute predicted that an estimated 1.8 million or new cases of cancer has diagnosed in the United States. Topics include pediatric cancer, which has considered a rare disease, represents 1% of cancers diagnosed in any age group; and the selected cancers in article represent tumors that occur in multiple body regions.
Keywords: neoplasm staging; neoplasm recurrence, local; tumor markers, biological; cancer screening; colorectal neoplasms; head and neck neoplasms; family history; li-fraumeni syndrome; thyroid neoplasms; nasopharyngeal neoplasms; colorectal neoplasms, hereditary nonpolyposis; environmental exposure; adrenal gland neoplasms; rare diseases; disease surveillance; education, continuing (credit); abdominal neoplasms; geographic factors; wilms' tumor; oncologic care; childhood neoplasms -- therapy; childhood neoplasms -- epidemiology; childhood neoplasms; childhood neoplasms -- etiology; childhood neoplasms -- familial and genetic; childhood neoplasms -- diagnosis; childhood neoplasms -- prognosis
Journal Title: Radiation Therapist
Volume: 30
Issue: 1
ISSN: 1084-1911
Publisher: American Society of Radiologic Technologists  
Date Published: 2021-01-01
Start Page: 33
End Page: 51
Language: English
ACCESSION: 149078092
PROVIDER: EBSCOhost
PROVIDER: cinahl
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Notes: Article -- The PDF lists the publication date as Spring -- Cinahl
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