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. 2015 Jun;4(6):819-24.
doi: 10.1002/cam4.426. Epub 2015 Feb 9.

Rare childhood cancers--an increasing entity requiring the need for global consensus and collaboration

Rishi S Kotecha  1   2   3 , Ursula R Kees  3 , Catherine H Cole  1   2 , Nicholas G Gottardo  1   2   3
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Rare childhood cancers--an increasing entity requiring the need for global consensus and collaboration

Rishi S Kotecha et al. Cancer Med. 2015 Jun.

Abstract

Rare childhood cancers have not benefited to the same extent from the gains that have been made for their frequently occurring counterparts. In recent years, this gap has been recognized and a number of vehicles now exist to improve outcome, including rare tumor groups, disease-specific registries, and clinics. The multitude of approaches has allowed significant progress, however, this framework is limited by patient number and is not inclusive for every type of rare childhood cancer. These shortcomings can be overcome by a single global unified approach to the study of rare childhood tumors.

Keywords: Cancer; childhood; infrequent; pediatric; rare.

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