Abstract: . . .  SEER, 1976-84 and 1986-94 Cancer type 1976-84 1986-94 % Change All cancer 197.9 269.3 36 Neuroblastoma 55.2 74.4 35 All leukemia 35.9 45.4 26 All CNS 23.3 36.5 57 Retinoblastoma 22.1 31.5 43 Wilms’ 21.4 23.6 10 Germ cell 9.5 21.3 124 Soft tissue 13.6 16.6 22 Hepatic 7.6 11.4 50 Lymphoma 4.5 4.2 - 7 Epithelial 2.6 3.0 15 Other/Unspecified 1.4 1.0 -29 Bone 0.5 0.5 0 Page 8 XII 156 National Cancer Institute SEER Pediatric Monograph CANCER AMONG INFANTS dence rates were notably higher for the period 1986-94 compared with 1976-84, although many factors other than a real increase in incidence may be influencing this trend. Relative survival for infants is very good for neuroblastoma, Wilms’ tumor and retinoblastoma, but not for most other types of . . .
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. . .  All cancer 197.9 269.3 36 Neuroblastoma 55.2 74.4 35 All leukemia 35.9 45.4 26 All CNS 23.3 36.5 57 Retinoblastoma 22.1 31.5 43 Wilms’ 21.4 23.6 10 Germ cell 9.5 21.3 124 Soft tissue 13.6 16.6 22 Hepatic 7.6 11.4 50 Lymphoma 4.5 4.2 - 7 Epithelial 2.6 3.0 15 Other/Unspecified 1.4 1.0 -29 Bone 0.5 0.5 0 Page 8 XII 156 National Cancer Institute SEER Pediatric Monograph CANCER AMONG INFANTS dence rates were notably higher for the period 1986-94 compared with 1976-84, although many factors other than a real increase in incidence may be influencing this trend. Relative survival for infants is very good for neuroblastoma, Wilms’ tumor and retinoblastoma, but not for most other types of cancer . The distribution of malignant disease in infants is quite . . .
. . .  adulthood: advise for the pediatrician. Pizzo P, Poplack D, Editors. Principles and Practices of Pediatric Oncology . 3rd ed. Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott-Raven; 1997:1421-1435. 10. Malkin D, Portwine C. The genetics of child- hood cancer . Eur J Cancer . 1994;30A:1942- 1946. 11. Ross JA, Davies SM, Potter JD, Robison LL. Epidemiology of childhood leukemia, with a focus on infants. Epidemiol Rev. 1994;16:243- 272.  . . .
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