Objective To describe the emergence of pediatric psycho-oncology and to summarize
research on psychosocial aspects of childhood cancer and survivorship. Methods To review …

The imperative to undertake randomised trials in children arises from extraordinary
advances in basic biomedical sciences, needing a matching commitment to translational …

Terminology and morphologic criteria of neuroblastic tumors - Shimada - 1999 - Cancer -
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Background Neuroblastoma, the most common extracranial solid tumor that occurs in early
childhood, can be identified in the preclinical stages by the detection of catecholamines in …

BACKGROUND. Survival trends provide a measure of improvement in detection and
treatment over time. In the current study, updated childhood and adolescent cancer survival …

BACKGROUND It is estimated that each year, approximately 30,800 individuals will be
diagnosed with leukemia in the United States and 21,700 individuals will die of the disease …

Thyroid cancer is one of the fastest growing diagnoses; more cases of thyroid cancer are
found every year than all leukemias and cancers of the liver, pancreas, and stomach. Most of …

BACKGROUND: Breast-feeding is well known to have a protective effect against infection in
infants. Although the long-term effects of breast-feeding on childhood cancer have not been …

Background: The MLL 11q23 translocation arises in utero and is present in 75% of infant
leukemias. That MLL+ acute myeloid leukemia (AML) can arise following chemotherapy with …

PURPOSE.: To determine whether adolescents with cancer, who in comparison to younger
patients have a higher cancer incidence and lower mortality reduction, have equal access to …