RESPONSE: Re: Brain and Other Central Nervous System Cancers: Recent Trends in Incidence and Mortality
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- 1 December 1999
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute
- Vol. 91 (23) , 2050-2051
- https://doi.org/10.1093/jnci/91.23.2050a
Abstract
We appreciate the opportunity to respond to Dr. Schechter's concerns. His letter focuses exclusively on childhood brain cancer, although our article addresses trends for all ages ( 1 ). Singling out childhood brain cancer overlooks our observation that changes in brain cancer incidence during the period from 1975 to 1995 coincided with changes in diagnostic practice across all ages. We refer the reader to our article for more detail concerning adult brain cancer, and below we address the specific issues raised by Dr. Schechter.Keywords
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