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. 2004 May 17;90(10):1882-4.
doi: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6601733.

Diagnosing childhood cancer in primary care--a realistic expectation?

R G Feltbower  1 , I J Lewis, S Picton, M Richards, A W Glaser, S E Kinsey, P A McKinney
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Diagnosing childhood cancer in primary care--a realistic expectation?

R G Feltbower et al. Br J Cancer. .

Abstract

The burden of childhood cancer for Primary Care Trusts (PCTs) is unknown. PCTs in Yorkshire are representative of England and Wales and show little heterogeneity in the incidence rates of childhood cancer. Each PCT will expect three to five newly diagnosed children per year. A single GP is likely to see an incident case once every 20 years.

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Standardised morbidity ratios and 95% confidence intervals for childhood cancer by primary care trust, 1990–2001. Expected numbers of childhood cancer per year for each PCT, based on the overall age- and sex-standardised incidence rates for Yorkshire.
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