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 …

Background. Rates of cancer in children usually are presented in 5‐year age groups,
despite large variations of incidence within these groups. The purpose of this report is to …

BACKGROUND: Public concern about possible increases in childhood cancer incidence in
the United States led us to examine recent incidence and mortality patterns. METHODS …

BACKGROUND This report provides results of an analysis of temporal trends in childhood
cancer incidence in the US, stratified by age, sex, and to a lessor extent, race, within …

From the early 1980s to the early 1990s, the incidence of cancer in American children under
10 years of age rose 37 percent, or 3 percent annually. There is an inverse correlation …

The article describes the results of an analysis by the US Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC) concerning cancer death rates among children and adolescents. A total of …

Most people are unaware of the most common fatal disease of childhood. They are
surprised to learn that cancer is the number one disease killer of children from late in-fancy …

Over the past two decades, childhood cancer mortality in the United States has declined
dramatically. To present a comprehensive picture of childhood cancer occurrence and …

As little is known about the aetiology of cancer in children, analysis of time trends may be
useful. Recent data on time trends for paediatric cancers are very limited. We report here on …

Incidence and survival data from the National Cancer Institute's Surveillance, Epidemiology,
and End Results (SEER) Program for the 10‐year period 1973–1982 are presented …