METHODS From 1955-1971, the End Results Group, sponsored in part by the National
Cancer Institute, has collected data in a standard fashion on the outcome of therapy for …

All (29,457) death certificates for children under 15 years of age who died of cancer in the
United States, 1960–1966, were recoded as to cell type, and national mortality rates for each …

METHODS The US data were derived from punch cards provided by the National Vital
Statistics Division, USPHS, pertaining to all death certificates of children who died of cancer …

Survival data (or a 5-year period were analyzed for all newly diagnosed malignancies in
Israel in children under 15. Three major survival patterns were evident: an extremely poor …

Background. National data on childhood cancer is becoming more available, but there
continues to be a paucity of information. Methods. The 1991 edition of Cancer Statistics …

The surveillance, epidemiology, and end‐results (SEER) data on 5‐year relative survival
rates (1973‐1987) for the most common pediatric tumors (ages 0–14) were analyzed. The …

Although it has been known and statistically recorded for many years that neoplasms in
childhood result in a high mortality, only comparatively recently have cancer and related …

METHODS Tumor registries and large hospitals throughout the world were invited to
contribute their data. The response has been most gratifying; more than 28,000 abstracts …

GUIDELINES FOR PEDIATRIC CANCER CENTERS The pediatric cancer center cannot be
defined simply in terms of restriction by diagnosis and age group. It implies a …

The case records of 173 patients treated for cancer during childhood, free of disease at least
5 years later and free of disease in 1967 were reviewed. There were 84 boys and 89 girls …