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. 2014 Aug 10;32(23):2391-7.
doi: 10.1200/JCO.2014.55.6571. Epub 2014 Apr 14.

Milestones in the curability of pediatric cancers

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Milestones in the curability of pediatric cancers

Melissa M Hudson et al. J Clin Oncol. .
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Five-year survival rates for two time periods for pediatric cancer diagnosed from birth to 19 years old. Five-year survival is presented for all sites (International Classification of Childhood Cancers) and specific histologic subtypes contrasting outcomes for children diagnosed between 1975 and 1979 with those diagnosed between 2003 and 2009. Data obtained from the National Cancer Institute SEER program from nine SEER registries based on patient cases observed through 2010.

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