Childhood Cancer Research Network: a North American Pediatric Cancer Registry
Open Access
- 1 July 2006
- journal article
- Published by American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention
- Vol. 15 (7) , 1241-1242
- https://doi.org/10.1158/1055-9965.epi-06-0447
Abstract
Nearly 12,500 children under the age of 20 years are newly diagnosed with cancer each year in the United States (3). The incidence of childhood cancer has been increasing slightly, but significantly, over the last several decades, particularly among White children (4). Confirmed risk factors for childhood malignancy are few, but a growing body of evidence suggests environmental exposures play a role (5).Keywords
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