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Review
. 2003;187(4):711-37; discussion 738-41.

[Epidemiology of childhood cancer]

[Article in French]
Danièle Sommelet  1 , Brigitte Lacour, Jacqueline Clavel
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  • PMID: 14556478
Review

[Epidemiology of childhood cancer]

[Article in French]
Danièle Sommelet et al. Bull Acad Natl Med. 2003.

Abstract

The knowledge of the epidemiology of cancer in childhood is relevant of a strict methodology allowed by the activation of population-based specific registries, case-control and cohort studies. Descriptive epidemiology is a mean of survey and of public health, while analytic epidemiology contributes to define the role of genetic and environmental factors, along with their interaction. The collected data help indirectly to improve the care of the child with cancer and to a better understanding of the carcinogenesis.

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